Wear My Ring Around Your Neck / Doncha’ Think It’s Time

Modified: September 13, 2025

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 447-0622 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck / Doncha' Think It's Time (45)
Release Date: 9/8/1959

Gold Standard Series
447-0622-1959-side1447-0622-1959-side2

Disc: Black label, dog on top.1

Matrix numbers
J2 WW0181 2S A4/ J2WW 0179-1S B1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
J2 WW0181 12S / J2WW 0179-12S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)2
J2 WW0181 13S / J2WW 0179-12S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0622-1965-side2447-0622-1965-side1

Disc: Black label, dog on side.3

Matrix numbers
J2WW-0181-13S / J2WW-0179-14S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)4

447-0622-1968-side1447-0622-1968-side2

Disc: Orange label.5

Matrix numbers
J2WW-0181-13S / J2WW-0179-14S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)6

A copy sold on eBay on April 13, 2018 for over $284 plus shipping.7

447-0622-1971-side1447-0622-1971-side2

Disc: Red label. Missing GOLD STANDARD on left side.8

Matrix numbers
J2WW-0181-14S A1 / J2WW-0179-14S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
J2WW-0181-14S A1 / J2WW-0179-15S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)9
J2WW-0181-15S A1 / J2WW-0179-16S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0622-1977-side1447-0622-1977-side2

Disc: Black label, dog near top.

Matrix numbers
J2WW-0181-18S A1 (hand etched) / J2WW-0179-15S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

Originally released by RCA Records on as Wear My Ring Around Your Neck / Doncha’ Think It’s Time.

  1. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  3. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  4. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  5. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  6. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  7. eBay reference 401521761556 (April 13, 2018) ↩
  8. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  9. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩