Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One

Modified: June 13, 2026

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 20-6420 Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One (78)
Release Date: 1/27/1956

20-6420-side1-i-axpon20-6420-iwastheone

Disc: Black label, dog on top. Axpon.1

Matrix numbers
G2 WB 0209 1S / G2 WB 0218 1S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

20-6420-side120-6420-side2

Disc: (1/1956)2. Black label, dog on top. Axton.3

Matrix numbers
G2 WB 0209 4S 4 / G2 WB 0218 5S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)4

20-6420-side1-r20-6420-side2-r

Disc: Black label, dog on top. Axton.5

Matrix numbers
G2 WB 0209 7S A3 / G2 WB 0218 3S E1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

20-6420-side1-r20-6420-side2-axton-offset

Disc: Black label, dog on top. Axton. Right side text on I WAS THE ONE not aligned.6

Matrix numbers
G2 WB 0209 7S / G2 WB 0218 3S E (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

Released in 1956 by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One.
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One on the Gold Standard Series label.

  1. ebay reference 405893456324 (May 31, 2026) ↩
  2. Date from Elvis Presley Taking Care Of Business. “BiogrDiscography.” 4 February 2011. ↩
  3. Images courtesy of Boija, John. “First pressings of US Elvis Presley 78 rpm singles.” John Boija’s Home Page. 3 February 2011. ↩
  4. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  5. ebay reference 405490460706 (May 31, 2026) ↩
  6. ebay reference 405863149029 (June 13, 2026) ↩