EPA-940 The Real Elvis 

Modified: July 24, 2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor EPA-940 The Real Elvis (EP)
Release Date: 8/17/1956

Side 1: Don’t Be Cruel / I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
Side 2: Hound Dog / My Baby Left Me

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back.

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Disc: (8/1956)1 Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. Hooked “1” for side. Elvis Presley is capitalized.
Matrix numbers: G2WH-6136-1S B1 / G2WH-6137-1S A2 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WH-6136-1S B3 / G2WH-6137-1S C2 (Indianapolis pressing)2
Matrix numbers: G2WH-6136-1S B4 / G2WH-6137-1S C2 (Indianapolis pressing)3
Matrix numbers: G2WH-6136-1S E1 / G2WH-6137-1S C5 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WH-6136-3S A / G2WH-6137-3S A (Hollywood pressing)4

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Disc: (8/1956) Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. Straight “1” for side. ELVIS PRESLEY is all caps.
Matrix numbers: G2WH-6136-3S A / G2WH-6137-3S A (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: (8/1956) Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. No 45 EP on left side. Side numbers different font that catalog numbers and small in size.
Matrix numbers: G2WH-6136-5S A1 / G2WH-6137-6S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: (8/1956) Black label, dog on top with horizontal line. 45 EP on right side.
Matrix numbers: G2WH-6136-4S RCA B / G2WH-6137-4S RCA B (machine stamped) (unknown pressing)

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Disc: (8/1956) Black label, dog on top with horizontal line.5
Matrix numbers: G2 WH6136-2S A1 / G2 WH6137-2S A2 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)6

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Disc: (8/1956) Black label. No dog on top with horizontal line.5
Matrix numbers: G2 WH6136-4S RCA1 J / G2 WH6137-4S RCA3 C (machine stamped) (unknown pressing)6
Matrix numbers: G2 WH6136-4S RCA L / G2 WH6137-4S RCA1 J (machine stamped) (unknown pressing)

Re-released as EPA-5120 The Real Elvis.

  1. Date from “Elvis Presley: Discography | The Official Elvis Presley Site.” Elvis The Music. Sony Music Entertainment. January 25, 2011. ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  4. eBay reference 370898801961 (November 4, 2013) ↩
  5. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  6. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  7. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  8. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩