EPA 2-1515 Loving You, Vol. II 

Modified: December 28, 2020

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor EPA 2-1515 Loving You, Vol. 2 (EP)
Release Date: 7/1957

Side 1: Lonesome Cowboy / Hot Dog
Side 2: Mean Woman Blues / Got a Lot o’ Livin’ to do!

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back. Back © by Radio Corporation of America, 1957 and Printed in U.S.A. not bold.

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Disc: (7/1957) Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. Hooked 1 for Side 1. (from the Hal Wallis-Paramount film “Loving You”). Credits Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires. Side 2, track 2 title on same line as credits.
Matrix numbers: H2WH-2766-1S A8 / H2WH-2767-1S B1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WH-2766-1S C2 / H2WH-2767-1S C1 (Indianapolis pressing)1
Matrix numbers: H2WH-2766-7S A1 / H2WH-2767-7S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: (7/1957) Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. Straight 1 for Side 1. From the Hal Wallis-Paramount Picture “Loving You”. Credits Elvis Presley and the Jordanaires. Side 2, track 2 title on one line, credits on another.2

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Disc: (7/1957) Black label, dog on top with horizontal line.
Matrix numbers: H2WH-2766-2S A2 / H2WH-2767-4S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WH-2766-2S A2 / H2WH-2767-4S A2 (Rockaway pressing)3

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Disc: (7/1957) Black label, dog on top with and without horizontal line. Transitional labels!
Matrix numbers: H2WH-2766-5S RCA C / H2WH-2767-5S RCA 1 C (unknown pressing)

Disc: (7/1957) Black label. No dog on top with horizontal line.

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A sealed copy with this back variation recently sold on eBay for $160.05.4

Cover: picture sleeve front and back. Back © by Radio Corporation of America, 1957 and Printed in U.S.A. not bold. The “2” in lower left corner. This appears to be a transitional back as it shares components of the original cover and the one found with the 1968 release.5

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Disc: (1965) Black label, dog on side.
Matrix numbers: H2WH-2766-7S A2 / H2WH-2767-9S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back. Front, does not have song titles. Back © 1957, RCA, New York, N.Y. and Printed in U.S.A. in bold. The “2” in lower left corner.6

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Disc: (1968) Orange label.
Matrix numbers: H2WH-2766-7S A2 / H2WH-2767-9S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

  1. eBay reference 151143131313 (November 4, 2013) ↩
  2. Images are from a collection of Internet images that date back to 1998. ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  4. eBay reference 220932475387 (January 23, 2012) ↩
  5. Side 2, image correction from eBay reference 220932475387 (January 23, 2012) ↩
  6. Side 2, image correction from images are from a collection of Internet images that date back to 1998. ↩