Modified: May 6, 2012

Hard Headed Woman / Don't Ask Me Why 

         Release: RCA Victor 47-7280 Hard Headed Woman / Don't Ask Me Why (45)
              Artist: Elvis Presley
Release Date: 6/10/1958

47 7280 cover side1 small Hard Headed Woman / Dont Ask Me Why (Elvis Presley)47 7280 cover side2 small Hard Headed Woman / Dont Ask Me Why (Elvis Presley)

Cover: (6/1958)1 picture sleeve front and back.

47 7280 side1 small Hard Headed Woman / Dont Ask Me Why (Elvis Presley)47 7280 side2 small Hard Headed Woman / Dont Ask Me Why (Elvis Presley)

Disc: (6/1958) Black label, dog on top. Small font. 45 RPM without periods. Matrix numbers without parentheses. Gladys Music, Inc. on one line. Credits on same line as from a Paramount picture.2
Matrix numbers: J2PW-3603-1S A4 / J2PW-3610-3S A3 (Indianapolis pressing)3

47 7280 side1 i small Hard Headed Woman / Dont Ask Me Why (Elvis Presley)47 7280 side2 i small Hard Headed Woman / Dont Ask Me Why (Elvis Presley)

Disc: (6/1958) Black label, dog on top. Small font. 45 RPM without periods. Matrix numbers without parentheses. Gladys Music, Inc. on one line. Credits below a Paramount picture.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-3603-3S A1 / J2PW-3610-1S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)

47 7280 side2 small Hard Headed Woman / Dont Ask Me Why (Elvis Presley)47 7280 side1 small Hard Headed Woman / Dont Ask Me Why (Elvis Presley)

Disc: (6/1958) Black label, dog on top. Large font. 45 R.P.M. with periods. Matrix numbers in parentheses. Gladys Music, Inc. on two lines. Described as from a Paramount film.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-3603-3S A1 / J2PW-3610-3S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2PW-3603-5S A3 / J2PW-3610-5S A4 (Rockaway pressing)

47 7280 side1 r v1 small Hard Headed Woman / Dont Ask Me Why (Elvis Presley)47 7280 side2 r v1 small Hard Headed Woman / Dont Ask Me Why (Elvis Presley)

Disc: (6/1958) Black label, dog on top. Large font. 45 R.P.M. with periods. Matrix numbers in parentheses. Gladys Music, Inc. on two lines. Described as from a Paramount Picture on the HARD HEADED WOMAN side and from a Paramount Film on the Don't ASK ME WHY side.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-3603-5S A1 / J2PW-3610-6S A2 (Rockaway pressing)

47 7280 side1 small Hard Headed Woman / Dont Ask Me Why (Elvis Presley)47 7280 side1 small Hard Headed Woman / Dont Ask Me Why (Elvis Presley)

Disc: (6/1958) Black label, dog on top. Large font. 45 R.P.M. with periods. Matrix numbers in parentheses. Gladys Music, Inc. on two lines. Described as from a Paramount film. Same label on both sides for Dont' Ask Me Why.4
Matrix numbers: J2PW-3603-5S A4 / J2PW-3610-5S A1 (Rockaway pressing)5

47 7280 side1 h small Hard Headed Woman / Dont Ask Me Why (Elvis Presley)47 7280 side2 h small Hard Headed Woman / Dont Ask Me Why (Elvis Presley)

Disc: (6/1958) Black label, dog on top. Large font. 45 R.P.M. with periods. Matrix numbers in parentheses. Gladys Music, Inc. on one line. Described as from a Paramount Picture. Credits on separate line.
Matrix numbers: J2PW-3603-7S / J2PW-3610-37 (Hollywood pressing)

Released in 1958 by RCA Records on 78 RPM as Hard Headed Woman / Don't Ask Me Why.
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Hard Headed Woman / Don't Ask Me Why on the Gold Standard Series label.

  1. Date from Elvis Presley Taking Care Of Business. "BiogrDiscography." 4 February 2011. ↩
  2. Images courtesy of Boija, John. "First pressings of US Elvis Presley 45 rpm singles." John Boija's Home Page. 3 Dec. 2010. ↩
  3. eBay reference 270718516015 (April 28, 2011) ↩
  4. Images are for demonstration purposes, taken from the copy above. ↩
  5. Matrix numbers from the collection of James Nupp. ↩