Are You Lonesome Tonight / I Gotta Know 

Modified: September 18, 2020

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 447-0629 Are You Lonesome Tonight / I Gotta Know (45)
Release Date: 2/20/1962

Gold Standard Series

447-0629-1959-side1447-0629-1959-side2

Disc: Black label, dog on top.1
Matrix numbers: L2 WW0106-1S B2 / L2 WW0104-1S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: L2 WW0106-1S B2 / L2 WW0104-3S A6 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)2
Matrix numbers: L2 WW0106-1S B2 / L2 WW0104-3S A6 7 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0629-1965-side1447-0629-1965-side2

Disc: Black label, dog on side.1
Matrix numbers: L2 WW0106-1S B2 / L2 WW0104-3S A7 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)2
Matrix numbers: L2 WW0106-4S / L2 WW0104-3S A7 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0629-1968-side1-mockup447-0629-1968-side2-mockup

Disc: Orange label.5
Matrix numbers: L2 WW0106-4S / L2 WW0104-2S A6 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0629-1971-side1447-0629-1971-side2

447-0629-1971-side1-retail447-0629-1971-side2-retail

Disc: Red label.
Matrix numbers: L2WW-0106-11S / L2WW-0104-1S A4 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: L2WW-0106-12S B2 / L2WW-0104-9S A4 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

Also pictured is a carded example of this release.

447-0629-1977-side2447-0629-1977-side1

Disc: Black label, dog near top.
Matrix numbers: L2WW-0106-12 B1 / L2WW-0104-9S A4 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: L2WW-0106-14 A4 PB11104A/ L2WW-0104-26 A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: L2WW-0106-14 A35 PB11104A / L2WW-0104-26 A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

Originally released by RCA Records on as Are You Lonesome Tonight / I Gotta Know.
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Are You Lonesome Tonight? / I Gotta Know on the Collectors’ Series label.

  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. Mockup of existing images.