Cover: (9/1957) picture sleeve front and back.
Disc: (9/1957). Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. 45 RPM without periods and New Orthophonic High Fidelity on right side. On both sides, the matrix number on the left is preceded by Elvis Presley Music, Inc. BMI, which is on two lines. The time is on the right. Below the song titles, Production is abbreviated.
Matrix numbers: H2WW-6779-1S B4 / HW22-6778-1S A2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WW-6779-1S B4 / HW22-6778-2S A0 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WW-6779-2S / HW22-6778-2S (Indianapolis pressing)1
Disc: (9/1957): Black label, dog on top with horizontal line. 45 R.P.M. with periods and New Orthophonic High Fidelity on right side. On both sides, the matrix number on the left is preceded by Elvis Presley Music, Inc. BMI, which is on two lines. The time is on the bottom. Below the song titles, Production is not abbreviated.
Matrix numbers: H2 WW6779-3S / H2 WW6778-8S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)
This is the last catalog number in the Elvis Presley singles releases to be found with a horizontal line. Regardless of what the price guides may indicate, this one is nearly impossible to track down a copy. For that reason, I believe that it’s value is greatly underappreciated and should be reconsidered. Maybe one per thousands of offerings to be found and that is being generous. I have seen only five copies period! The highest recorded sale is $499.99 on Feb. 16, 2020. This copy was in good condition.2 A copy sold for $181.20 on May 3, 20203 .
Disc: (9/1957): Black label, dog on top with horizontal line. 45 R.P.M. with periods and New Orthophonic High Fidelity on right side. On both sides, the matrix number on the left is preceded by Elvis Presley Music, Inc. BMI, which is on two lines. The time is on the bottom. Below the song titles, Production is not abbreviated. One side without line, the other with line.
Matrix numbers: H2 WW6779-3S / H2 WW6778-8S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)
I know of only two copies of this variation. One sold on eBay for $355.00 on October 31, 20234.
Disc: (9/1957). Black label, dog on top without horizontal line. 45 R.P.M. with periods and New Orthophonic High Fidelity on right side. On both sides, the matrix number on the left precedes Elvis Presley Music, Inc. BMI, which is on three lines. The time is on the bottom. Below the song titles, Production is not abbreviated.
Matrix numbers: H2WW-6779-4S / HW22-6778-7S (Hollywood pressing)
Disc: (9/1957): Black label, dog on top. 45 R.P.M. with periods and New Orthophonic High Fidelity on right side. On both sides, the matrix number on the left is preceded by Elvis Presley Music, Inc. BMI, which is on two lines. The time is on the bottom. Below the song titles, Production is not abbreviated.5
Matrix numbers: H2 WW6779-5S A1 RCA / H2 WW6778-6S A1 RCA (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)6
Matrix numbers: H2 WW6779-5S A1 RCA / H2 WW6778-8S A2 RCA (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2 WW6779-5S A2 / H2 WW6778-6S A2 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2 WW6779-11S RCA A / H2 WW6778-8S A RCA E (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)
Released in 1957 by RCA Records on 78 RPM as Jailhouse Rock / Treat Me Nice.
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Jailhouse Rock / Treat Me Nice on the Gold Standard Series label.
- eBay reference 371660874700 (June 20, 2016) ↩
- eBay reference 202901567478 (Feb 16, 2020) ↩
- eBay reference 133395957323 (May 3, 2020) ↩
- eBay reference 134781308717 (October 31, 2023) ↩
- Images from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
- Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩