Bait and Switch - Like a Baby

[ELVIS2001NET]

I am surprised that there has not been more said about this.


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Here we have the two designs for the limited edition 45rpm vinyl single which was announced back in January 2012...

January 12th 2012...
THE LOST 60s SINGLE - Here's a collectors item to get 2012 off to a nice start. It's the lost Elvis single which should have been released in the 60s and now
gets to see the light of day via this limited edition vinyl 7inch 45 rpm single. "Like A Baby" b/w "Make Me Know It" will be issued in red vinyl along with a
White RCA promotional label and will feature the following text... 47-8025 Not For Sale, Promotional copy. Limited edition of 500 copies and is expected to
see a release by the end of January.

I loved the look and idea of this product and because the record label would be an exact reproduction of the original promo and the cover was a great looking
design of "What Could Have Been", complete with the RCA VICTOR logo on the top left of the cover. And with only 500 copies produced this was going to be a
great addition to my collection. Also, there was no news as to who was releasing the record? Or even if it was a legal release via public domain or was it a
bootleg? Whatever it was I wanted one.

February 26th 2012
LIKE A BABY IS OUT NOW - The cool looking 45 rpm single Like A Baby / Make Me Know has now been released. The Limited Edition Vinyl single has a total
of just 500 copies produced. The single was intended for release in the 1960's, but was scrapped except for a few now very rare promo copies. The original
White RCA promotional label read: "47- 8025 Not For Sale, Promotional copy" and this very Limited version is sure to increase in value and become a real
collectors piece.

March 02nd 2012
RECORD ARRIVES - Below we have the covers and labels of this release. On the left is the design which was used advertise the release and described in all
of the pre-release information. HOWEVER...the one on the right is what turned up in the mail and as you can see, the logo on the top left no longer has the
old RCA VICTOR & nipper logo and instead now has It's Elvis Time & music notes. The white label is the same...RCA VICTOR name gone and replaced with
IT'S ELVIS TIME. This is a total rip off because I know that if the truth was told, I would not have ordered in the first place.

[Sonny]

This is a shame, I agree.

This is on EIN about this switch!

The Great Fake 45RPM Switcheroo! Don't say that EIN didn't warn you! As we stated back on January 16th (look here) - Announced in various Elvis shops was a cute looking fake 1960's single. The 7" inch 45 rpm vinyl single in red vinyl combines "Like A Baby/Make Me Know It". The White RCA promotional label with RCA VICTOR logo (47- 8025 Not For Sale, Promotional copy) indicates that this actual single was never released, other than in a promotional version. - While the songs are definitely Public Domain in the EU, EIN is not so sure about the rights to use the RCA VICTOR logo.
EIN asked Ernst Jorgensen his thoughts on the copyright issue - but he said that this should be followed up with SONY directly. SONY told us that the single was a fake. The vinyl single was selling for $19.
- Now our friends at Elvis Express tells us that the Pre-Release images used to bait the fans were fake (as EIN thought) "The logo on the released single no longer has the old RCA VICTOR & nipper logo and instead now has It's Elvis Time & music notes. The white label is the same...RCA VICTOR name gone and replaced with IT'S ELVIS TIME. This is a total rip off because I know that if the truth was told, I would not have ordered in the first place."
At $19 plus postage - fans should demand a refund from their supplier. There is no way this single is a "real collectors piece" as was suggested.
- Both Elvis Express and EIN were not involved in selling this fake.
(News, Source;ElvisExpress/ElvisInfoNetwork)

[Sonny]

This is their article from Jan 16th. (Sony already said it was a fake)

New vinyl single 'Like A Baby' - but is it Legal?: Announced in various Elvis shops is this cute looking fake 1960's single.
The 7" inch 45 rpm vinyl single in red vinyl combines "Like A Baby/Make Me Know It". The White RCA promotional label (47- 8025 Not For Sale, Promotional copy) indicates that this actual single was never released, other than in a promotional version. This 2012 collector's copy is limited to 500 copies.
While the songs are definitely Public Domain in the EU, EIN is not so sure about the rights to use the RCA VICTOR logo.
EIN asked Ernst Jorgensen his thoughts on the copyright issue - but he said that this should be followed up with SONY directly. SONY told us that the single was a fake.
The vinyl single is selling for $19.
(News, Source;ElvisInfoNet)

[Sonny]

Words of some comfort to buyers: the It's Elvis Time release, Our Memories Of Elvis became a collectors item.

The way this switch (with the single) went down is a total shame however.

[ELVIS2001NET]

BAIT & SWITCH OFF THE SHELF - After E.E.R broke the news of the "Bait & Switch' of
the advertised replica RCA Victor white label 45 RPM single 'Like A Baby' & 'Make Me Know It'
We have been contacted be several fans who are equally angry about this release, including
an email from the Elvis Australia online shop run by David Troedson who wrote this:

"I would like to make you aware that Elvis Australia removed this vinyl single from sale upon
learning of this change and advised all customers we were not going to sell what was no
longer the lovely reproduction as advertised. To my knowledge we are the only ones to do
so, we put fans ahead of profit as all clubs should do. Everyone else just sold it, with some
still promoting it falsely even though they have it in their hands."