Are You Lonesome Tonight / I Gotta Know 

Modified: September 18, 2020

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 447-0629 Are You Lonesome Tonight / I Gotta Know (45)
Release Date: 2/20/1962

Gold Standard Series

447-0629-1959-side1447-0629-1959-side2

Disc: Black label, dog on top.1
Matrix numbers: L2 WW0106-1S B2 / L2 WW0104-1S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: L2 WW0106-1S B2 / L2 WW0104-3S A6 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)2
Matrix numbers: L2 WW0106-1S B2 / L2 WW0104-3S A6 7 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0629-1965-side1447-0629-1965-side2

Disc: Black label, dog on side.1
Matrix numbers: L2 WW0106-1S B2 / L2 WW0104-3S A7 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)2
Matrix numbers: L2 WW0106-4S / L2 WW0104-3S A7 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0629-1968-side1-mockup447-0629-1968-side2-mockup

Disc: Orange label.5
Matrix numbers: L2 WW0106-4S / L2 WW0104-2S A6 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0629-1971-side1447-0629-1971-side2

447-0629-1971-side1-retail447-0629-1971-side2-retail

Disc: Red label.
Matrix numbers: L2WW-0106-11S / L2WW-0104-1S A4 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: L2WW-0106-12S B2 / L2WW-0104-9S A4 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

Also pictured is a carded example of this release.

447-0629-1977-side2447-0629-1977-side1

Disc: Black label, dog near top.
Matrix numbers: L2WW-0106-12 B1 / L2WW-0104-9S A4 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: L2WW-0106-14 A4 PB11104A/ L2WW-0104-26 A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: L2WW-0106-14 A35 PB11104A / L2WW-0104-26 A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

Originally released by RCA Records on as Are You Lonesome Tonight / I Gotta Know.
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Are You Lonesome Tonight? / I Gotta Know on the Collectors’ Series label.

  1. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  2. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  3. Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  4. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  5. Mockup of existing images. ↩