Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One 

Modified: October 1, 2020

         Release: RCA Victor 447-0605 Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One (45)
              Artist: Elvis Presley
Release Date: 9/30/1958

Gold Standard Series

447-0605-1959-side1447-0605-1959-side2

Disc: 3/1959. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on top. Camden N.J.
Matrix numbers: J2 PW5691-1S / J2 PW5692-1S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)1
Matrix numbers: J2 PW5691-1S A1 / J2 PW5692-2S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0605-cover-side1447-0605-cover-side2

Cover: 4/1964. Gold Standard picture sleeve.2

447-0605-1959-side2-wlp447-0605-1959-side1-wlp

Disc: 4/1964. White label. NOT FOR SALE.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-5691-2S A1 / J2PW-5692-3S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

447-0605-1959-side2447-0605-1959-side1

Disc: 4/1964. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on top. No Camden N.J.3
Matrix numbers: J2PW-5691-2S A1 / J2PW-5692-3S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

447-0605-1964-side1447-0605-1964-side2

Disc: 1965. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on side.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-5691-1S A1 / J2PW-5692-2S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2PW-5691--4S / J2 PW5692-2S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)1

447-0605-1968-side1-mockup447-0605-1968-side2-mockup

Disc: 1968. Gold Standard. Orange label.5

A sale is recorded on May 5, 2020 on eBay at £100 ($128+).6

447-0605-1971-side1447-0605-1971-side2

Disc: 1971. Gold Standard. Red label.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-5691-5S / J2PW-5692-2S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2PW-5691-6S / J2PW-5692-2S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2PW-5691-7S A1 / J2PW-5692-2S B1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0605-1977-side1-gstop447-0605-1977-side2-gstop

Disc: 1976. Gold Standard. Black label, dog near top. Gold Standard on top.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-5691-7S A2 / J2PW-5692-2S B (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0605-1977-side2447-0605-1977-side1

Disc: 1976. Gold Standard. Black label, dog near top. Gold Standard on side.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-5691-7S A2 / J2PW-5692-2S B4 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2PW-5691-7S A4 / J2PW-5692-2S C2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2PW-5691 23 / J2PW-5692 21 A3 (machine stamped) (unknown pressing I )1

Released in 1956 by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One.
Released in 1956 by RCA Records on 78 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 Collectors' Series label.

  1. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  2. Front cover from the collection of Barry McLean. ↩
  3. Thanks for Neal Umphred for the date determination. ↩
  4. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  5. Mockups of existing images ↩
  6. eBay reference 383529770971 (May 5, 2020) ↩
  7. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩