EPA-4340 Christmas with Elvis 

Modified: June 30, 2022

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor EPA-4340 Christmas with Elvis (EP)
Release Date: 10/13/1959

Side 1: White Christmas / Here Comes Santa Claus Side
Side 2: Oh Little Town of Bethlehem / Silent Night

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back. May or may not have copyright notice at lower right on front

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Disc: (10/1959)1 Black label, dog on top. Side 1, track 1 on one line.
Matrix numbers: K2PH-2461-1S D1 / K2PH-2462-1S A1 (Rockaway pressing)2
Matrix numbers: K2PH-2461-2S A1 / K2PH-2462-2S A1 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: K2PH-2461-2S A1 / K2PH-2462-2S A2 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: K2PH-2461-4S / K2PH-2462-4S (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: (1958) Black label, dog on top. Side 1, track 1 on two lines. Different font for “1” for Side 1
Matrix numbers: K2PH-2461-3S / K2PH-2462-3S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: (1965) Black label, dog on side.
Matrix numbers: K2PH-2461-4S B1 / K2PH-2462-4S B1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: K2PH-2461-4S C1 / K2PH-2462-4S B1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: K2PH-2461-6S / K2PH-2462-5S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)3

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Disc: (1969) Orange label.4
Matrix numbers: K2PH-2461–6S / K2PH-3462–5S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)3

  1. Flynn, Keith. “Matrix Numbers.” Keith Flynn’s Elvis Presley Pages. 11 April 2012. ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France) ↩
  4. Images from the collection of Christian (of France) ↩
  5. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France) ↩