Too Much / Playing for Keeps 

Modified: May 4, 2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 47-6800 Too Much / Playing for Keeps (45)
Release Date: 1/4/1957

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back.

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Disc: 1/1957. Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. 45 RPM on side.
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4920-2S A1 / G2WW-4928-2S 5 A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4920-18S / G2WW-4928-17S (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4920-18S / G2WW-4928-18S (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4920-20S / G2WW-4928-17S (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4920-20S / G2WW-4928-20S (unknown pressing)

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Disc: 1/1957. Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. 45 R.P.M. on side.
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4920-5S A1 / G2WW-4928-5S A1 (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-4920-5S A / G2WW-4928-5S BI (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: Black label, no dog on top with horizontal line. 45 R.P.M. on side.1

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Disc: Black label, dog on top with horizontal line. 45 R.P.M. on side.
Matrix numbers: G2WW4920-10S RCA E / G2WW4928-11S RCA 2D (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW4920-10S RCA 2F / G2WW4928-11S RCA 2E (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW4920-11S RCA A / G2WW4928-10S RCA AE (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW4920-11S RCA 2B / G2WW4928-11S RCA 2B (unknown pressing)2
Matrix numbers: G2WW4920-16S / G2WW4928-13S (unknown pressing)

Released in 1957 by RCA Records on 78 RPM as Too Much / Playing for Keeps.
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Too Much / Playing for Keeps on the Gold Standard Series label.

  1. Images courtesy of Boija, John. “First pressings of US Elvis Presley 45 rpm singles.” John Boija’s Home Page. 3 Dec. 2010. ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩