Modified: December 22, 2011

EPA-940 The Real Elvis 

         Release: RCA Victor EPA-940 The Real Elvis (EP)
              Artist: Elvis Presley
Release Date: 8/17/1956

Side 1: Don't Be Cruel / I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
Side 2: Hound Dog / My Baby Left Me

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back.

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Disc: (8/1956)1 Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. Hooked "1" for side. Elvis Presley is capitalized.
Matrix numbers: G2WH-6136-1S B1 / G2WH-6137-1S A2 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WH-6136-1S B4 / G2WH-6137-1S C2 (Indianapolis pressing)2

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Disc: (8/1956) Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. Straight "1" for side. ELVIS PRESLEY is all caps.3
Matrix numbers: G2WH-6136-?? / G2WH-6137-?? (Hollywood pressing)

Disc: (8/1956) Black label, dog on top with horizontal line.

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Disc: (8/1956) Black label. No dog on top with horizontal line.3

Re-released as EPA-5120 The Real Elvis.

  1. Date from "Elvis Presley: Discography | The Official Elvis Presley Site." Elvis The Music. Sony Music Entertainment. January 25, 2011. ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  3. Images courtesy of Boija, John. "First pressings of US Elvis Presley EPs." John Boija's Home Page. 8 September 2011. ↩
  4. Images courtesy of Boija, John. "First pressings of US Elvis Presley EPs." John Boija's Home Page. 8 September 2011. ↩