Modified: January 19, 2012

EPA-747 Elvis Presley 

         Release: RCA Victor EPA-747 Elvis Presley (EP)
              Artist: Elvis Presley
Release Date: 3/23/1956

Side 1: Blue Suede Shoes / Tutti Frutti
Side 2: I Got a Woman / Just Because

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Cover: Temporary paper envelope / sleeve. Larger than a standard 45 RPM sleeve, reminiscent of a mailer envelope. Coated paper stock. The back contains a glue strip on top. The paper fold is glued over the bottom and there is a seam along the middle of the back. Also came with an insert explaining the use of temporary sleeves.

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Cover: Temporary paper envelope / sleeve. This is a standard size 45 RPM sleeve printed on uncoated paper. The back does not contain a glue strip on top. The paper folds are glued on the two sides.1

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Cover Front: Titles at top in black print on white back. Elvis Presley may be in rich dark pink and dark green or pale pink and pale green2 . Titles at top in white print on black back. Catalog number upper right corner.

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Cover Back: From left to right. Ad back. Featuring upper top corner, I Love You (Eddie Fisher). Ad back. Featuring upper top corner, Collaboration. Ad back. Featuring upper top corner, Soft and Sweet.

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Cover Back: Similar to EPA-830 back, black and white picture of Elvis with same wording and the one on the right is similar to the Ad back no ads.

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Disc: (3/1956)3 Black label, dog on top. Without horizontal line. Side 2 Track 2 Just Because is credited as P.D. for Public Domain
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1854-5S B1 / G2WH-1855-5S B3 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1854-6S A1 / G2WH-1855-5S B4 (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: (3/1956) Black label, dog on top. Without horizontal line. Side 2 Track 2 Just Because is credited with Shelton, Shelton, and Robin.
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1854-7S A5 / G2WH-1855-7S B1 (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: (3/1956) Black label, dog on top. This label lists three songs rather than two. Blue Suede Shoes, Tutti Frutti, and I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry.

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Disc: (3/1956) Black label, dog on top with horizontal line.
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1854-10S RCA1 / G2WH-1855-10S RCA E (Unknown pressing)

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Disc: (3/1956) Black label. No dog on top with horizontal line.4

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Disc: (1965) Black label, dog on side.
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1854-7S E2 / G2WH-1855-7S (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: (1968) Orange label.5
Matrix numbers: G2WH-1854-7S / G2WH-1855-7S6 (Indianapolis pressing)

  1. Observations and pictures from the collection of anon. ↩
  2. Mockup of eBay reference 250886645732 (September 8, 2011) ↩
  3. Date from "Elvis Presley: Discography | The Official Elvis Presley Site." Elvis The Music. Sony Music Entertainment. December 6, 2010. ↩
  4. Images courtesy of Boija, John. "First pressings of US Elvis Presley EPs." John Boija's Home Page. 8 September 2011. ↩
  5. eBay Reference 250751284260 (January 9, 2011) ↩
  6. Jerry Osborne, Presleyana V (Port Townsend: Osborne Enterprises, 2002), p. 78. ↩