Good Rockin’ Tonight / I Don’t Care if The Sun Don’t Shine

Modified: September 13, 2025

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 447-0602 Good Rockin' Tonight / I Don't Care if The Sun Don't Shine (45)
Release Date: 9/30/1958

Gold Standard Series
447-0602-side1-i447-0602-side2-i

Disc: 3/1959. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on top. On right side, 45 RPM on two lines. I DON’T CARE IF THE SUN DON’T SHINE on one line.1

Matrix numbers
J2PW-5686-1S / J2PW-5685-1S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0602-1959-side1447-0602-1959-side2

Disc: 3/1959. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on top. On right side, 45 R.P.M. one line. I DON’T CARE IF THE on one line and SUN DON’T SHINE on one line.2

Matrix numbers
J2 PW5686-3S / J2 PW5685-3S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)3

447-0602-1959-side1447-0602-1959-side2

Disc: 3/1959. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on top. On right side, 45 RPM on two lines. I DON’T CARE on one line and IF THE SUN DON’T SHINE on one line.

Matrix numbers
J2PW-5686-4S A1 / J2PW-5685-4S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

447-0602-cover-side1447-0602-cover-side2

Cover: 4/1964. Gold Standard picture sleeve.4

447-0602-side2-r-wlp447-0602-side1-r-wlp

Disc: 4/1964. White label. NOT FOR SALE.5

Matrix numbers
J2PW-5686–6S B / J2PW-5685–6S (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)6

PIC COMING SOON.

Disc: 4/1964. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on top. On right side, 45 RPM on two lines. I DON’T CARE IF THE SUN DON’T SHINE on one line. Camden, N.J. on labels.

Matrix numbers
J2PW-5686–6S B / J2PW-5685–6S (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)]

447-0602-1959-side2-v447-0602-1959-side1-v

Disc: 4/1964 Gold Standard. Black label, dog on top. On right side, 45 RPM on two lines. Large font. I DON’T CARE IF THE on one line and SUN DON’T SHINE on one line. No Camden NJ.7

Matrix numbers
J2 PW5686-7S / J2 PW5685-7S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

447-0602-1965-side1447-0602-1965-side2

Disc: 1965. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on side.8

Matrix numbers
J2PW-5686–8S / J2PW-5685–5S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)9

Disc: 1968. Gold Standard. Orange label.
447-0602-1971-side1447-0602-1971-side2

Disc: 1971. Gold Standard. Red label.

Matrix numbers
J2PW-5686–8S / J2PW-5685–5S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
J2PW-5686-9S A1 / J2PW-5685-8S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0602-1977-side2-gssontop447-0602-1977-side1-gssontop

Disc: 1976. Gold Standard. Black label, dog near top. Gold Standard on top.1011

447-0602-1977-side1447-0602-1977-side2

Disc: 1976. Gold Standard. Black label, dog near top.12

Matrix numbers
J2PW-5686-9S A4 / J2PW-5685-8S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)13
J2PW-5686 50118 Shelley / J2PW-5685 50122 Shelley (hand etched) (Santa Maria pressing)

Released in 1954 by Sun Records on 45 RPM as Good Rockin’ Tonight / I Don’t Care if The Sun Don’t Shine.
Released in 1954 by Sun Records on 78 RPM as Good Rockin’ Tonight / I Don’t Care if The Sun Don’t Shine.
Released in 1955 by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Good Rockin’ Tonight / I Don’t Care if The Sun Don’t Shine.
Released in 1955 by RCA Records on 78 RPM as Good Rockin’ Tonight / I Don’t Care if The Sun Don’t Shine.

  1. eBay reference 310706426543 (September 5, 2013) ↩
  2. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  4. Images from the collection of Bob Furmanek. ↩
  5. Images from the collection of DarylR. ↩
  6. eBay reference 170926693278 (October 23, 2012) ↩
  7. Thanks for Neal Umphred for the date determination. ↩
  8. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  9. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  10. Discovered by Ebayed. ↩
  11. Images from the collection of Ebayed. ↩
  12. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  13. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩