EPA-994 Strictly Elvis

Modified: September 13, 2025

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor EPA-994 Strictly Elvis (EP)
Release Date: 1/25/1957

Side 1: Long Tall Sally / First In Line
Side 2: How Do You Think I Feel / How’s The World Treating You

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back.

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Disc: (1/1957)1 Black label, dog on top without horizontal line.2

Matrix numbers
G2WH7213-1S A1 / G2WH7214-1S A3 (Indianapolis pressing)
G2WH7213-1S A1 / G2WH7214-1S B1 (Indianapolis pressing)3
G2WH7213-1S A2 / G2WH7214-1S A3 (Indianapolis pressing)4

epa-994-1956-side1-wline-45epepa-994-1956-side2-wline-45ep

Disc: (1/1957) Black label, dog on top with horizontal line. 45 EP on right side.

Matrix numbers
G2WH7213-2S A1 / G2WH7214-2S B1 (Rockaway pressing)(no RCA C)
G2WH7213-2S A1 RCA C R / G2WH7214-2S B RCA C R (Rockaway pressing)

epa-994-side1-r-lineepa-994-side2-r-line

Disc: (1/1957) Black label, dog on top with horizontal line. No 45 EP on right side.

Matrix numbers
G2WH7213-2S / G2WH7214-2S (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)5
G2WH7213-2S A1 / G2WH7214-4S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

epa-994-side1-w-lineepa-994-side2-w-line

Disc: (1/1957) Black label, dog on top with horizontal line. No 45 EP on right side. Space between Side(s) and “NEW ORTHOPHONIC”.

Matrix numbers
G2WH7213-4S A1 / G2WH7214-4S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: (1/1957) Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. New Orthophonic High Fidelity on side. Straight “1” for side. ELVIS PRESLEY is all caps.

Matrix numbers
G2WH7213-3S A1 / G2WH7214-3S A1 (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

epa-994-1956-side1-nodogepa-994-1956-side2-nodog

Disc: (1/1957) Black label. No dog on top with horizontal line. No 45 EP on right side.

Matrix numbers
G2 WH7213-4S A1 / G2 WH7214-4S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

Beginning with Black label, dog on side re-issues, side 1 and side 2 switch. Where side 1 on the Black label, dog on top becomes side 2 on the Black label, dog on side and the orange labels. The cover does not reflect this change.

epa-994-1965-side1epa-994-1965-side2

Disc: (1965) Black label, dog on side.

Matrix numbers
G2WH-7214–6S / G2WH-7213–6S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

The dog on side re-issue is a sleeper. This one is rarely seen. I would bet it is one of the rarest dog on side EPA re-issues.

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back. Full picture of Elvis on front, no song titles strip on top. With © 1957, RCA, New York, N.Y. on back.

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Disc: (1968) Orange label.6

Matrix numbers
G2WH-7214–6S / G2WH-7213–6S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)7
G2WH-7214–6S / G2WH-7213–7S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

  1. Date from “Elvis Presley: Discography | The Official Elvis Presley Site.” Elvis The Music. Sony Music Entertainment. January 25, 2011.
  2. Images courtesy of Boija, John. “First pressings of US Elvis Presley EPs.” John Boija’s Home Page. 8 September 2011.
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto.
  4. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland)
  5. eBay reference 222159055011 (June 20, 2016)
  6. Images from the collection of Christian (of France).
  7. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France).