Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One 

Modified: November 13, 2024

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 47-6420 Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One (45)
Release Date: 1/27/1956

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Cover: (1968) Bootleg.

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Cover: (1978) Bootleg.1

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Disc: (1/1956) Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. On the Heartbreak Hotel side, Axton is misspelled as Axpon.2
Matrix numbers: G2WW-0209-1S A1 / G2WW-0218-1S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-0209-1S A1 / G2WW-0218-1S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-0209-1S A1 / G2WW-0218-1S A3 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-0209-1S A2 / G2WW-0218-1S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-0209-1S A2 / G2WW-0218-1S B1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

The misspelling of the writer Axton as Axpon may have only existed less than a month. The original recording information from January 10, 19563 has the writer correctly spelled as Axton. A later 1S pressing is corrected. The March release of Elvis’ Golden Records has Axton correctly spelled. This is a very tough variation to find.

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Disc: (1/1956)4. Black label, dog on top without horizontal line.
Matrix numbers: G2WW-0209-1S A5 / G2WW-0218-1S C2 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-0209-1S B3 / G2WW-0218-1S C1 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-0209-1S F2 / G2WW-0218-1S E3 (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: G2WW-0209-2S E2 / G2WW-0218-1S C4 (Indianapolis pressing)5

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Disc: (1956). Black label, dog on top. Time on side and matrix number on bottom. Font size slightly larger.
Matrix numbers: G2WW-0209-5S A1 / G2WW-0218-5S A1 (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: (1956). Black label, dog on top. Time on side and matrix number on bottom. Font size slightly larger. Transitional label. 45 R.P.M. and 45 RPM.
Matrix numbers: G2WW-0209-5S / G2WW-0218-5S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: (1/1956). Black label, dog on top with horizontal line.
Matrix numbers: G2WW-0209-3S E1 /G2WW-0218-4S A2 (Rockaway pressing)

Released in 1956 by RCA Records on 78 RPM as Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One.
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One on the Gold Standard Series label.

  1. eBay Reference 250845983671 (July 2, 2011) ↩
  2. Discovered by Peter V. (of the Netherlands) on March 3, 2015. ↩
  3. 1.Flynn, Keith. “Recording Sessions: January 10 1956” Keith Flynn’s Elvis Presley Pages. 7 May 2015. ↩
  4. Date from Elvis Presley Taking Care Of Business. “BiogrDiscography.” 4 February 2011. ↩
  5. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩