Modified: November 28, 2011

That's All Right / Blue Moon of Kentucky 

         Release: Sun 209 That's All Right / Blue Moon of Kentucky (45)
              Artist: Elvis Presley
Release Date: 7/19/1954

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Disc: (7/1954)1. Yellow label, SUN. Credits Elvis Presley on one line, Scotty and Bill on another. Release number at bottom of the label. Manufacturer push marks.2

Matrix numbers: U-128-45-72/U-129-45-72 (machine stamped)

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Variations: Here are at least four variations of the Blue Moon of Kentucky side of the label. From left to right, the more notable variations. Wabash Peer far left, 209 on bottom.3 The second is Peer BMI with upside 209 on left side.4 The third copy is Peer BMI with 209 on left side.4

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Variations: Here are at least four variations of the That's All Right side of the label. From left to right, the more notable variations. Wabash BMI far left, 209 on bottom.3 The second is Wabash Music Co. BMI on far left, 209 on bottom. The third copy is Wabash, BMI, 209 on far left side.7 The forth copy is Wabash Music, BMI, and 209 on far left side.8

Reportedly there are 37 variations of SUN labels.9 That is considerable by any standard, particularly in this case where only 101,578 copies were sold.10

Sleeve: Originally issued in generic brown.

Released in 1954 by Sun Records on 78 RPM as That's All Right / Blue Moon of Kentucky.
Released in 1955 by RCA Records on 45 RPM as That's All Right / Blue Moon of Kentucky.
Released in 1955 by RCA Records on 78 RPM as That's All Right / Blue Moon of Kentucky.
Released in 1959 by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Blue Moon of Kentucky / That's All Right on the Gold Standard Series label.

  1. Date from "Sun Record Company." 4 February, 2011. ↩
  2. Images are from a collection of internet images that date back to 1998. ↩
  3. Image is from a collection of internet images that date back to 1998. ↩
  4. Images courtesy of Boija, John. "First pressings of US Elvis Presley 45 rpm singles." John Boija's Home Page. 2 February, 2011. ↩
  5. Images courtesy of Boija, John. "First pressings of US Elvis Presley 45 rpm singles." John Boija's Home Page. 2 February, 2011. ↩
  6. Image is from a collection of internet images that date back to 1998. ↩
  7. The second and third images are from old eBay images from between 1999-2002. ↩
  8. Juan Luis, "Original SUN Records - How Can I Tell?" 3 Dec. 2005. For Elvis CD Collectors. 28 May 2010. ↩
  9. Juan Luis, "Original SUN Records - How Can I Tell?" 3 Dec. 2005. For Elvis CD Collectors. 28 May 2010. ↩
  10. ColinB, "The Sun Singles Sales Figures" 20 May 2010. For Elvis CD Collectors. 28 May 2010. ↩