Modified: August 27, 2010

EPA-5088 A Touch of Gold, Volume 1 

         Release: RCA Victor EPA-5088 A Touch of Gold, Volume 1 (EP)
              Artist: Elvis Presley
Release Date: 4/1959

Side 1: Hard Headed Woman / Good Rockin' Tonight
Side 2: Don't / I Beg of You

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back. A Touch of Gold may either be aligned center or the "of" offset to the left of "A Touch Gold".

epa 5088 side1 maroon small EPA 5088 A Touch of Gold, Volume 1 (Elvis Presley)epa 5088 side2 maroon small EPA 5088 A Touch of Gold, Volume 1 (Elvis Presley)

Disc: (4/1959) Maroon label, dog on top.1
Matrix numbers: K2PH-1245-1S/K2PH-1246-1S

epa 5088 1959 side1 v1 small EPA 5088 A Touch of Gold, Volume 1 (Elvis Presley)epa 5088 1959 side2 v1 small EPA 5088 A Touch of Gold, Volume 1 (Elvis Presley)

Disc: (4/1959) Black label, dog on top.
Matrix numbers: K2PH-1245-1S/K2PH-1246-1S (Indianapolis pressing)

This black label is identical to the maroon example above, except the label color. By the fact that the matrix numbers are identical, the maroon label is extremely rare.

epa 5088 side1 blk small EPA 5088 A Touch of Gold, Volume 1 (Elvis Presley)epa 5088 side2 blk small EPA 5088 A Touch of Gold, Volume 1 (Elvis Presley)

Disc: (4/1959) Black label, dog on top.
Matrix numbers: K2PH-1245-3S/K2PH-1246-3S

Disc: (1965) Black label, dog on side.
Disc: (1968) Orange label.

Acknowledgments
  1. Images from the collection of Jouni from Finland ↩