Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One

Gold Standard Series
447-0605-1959-side1447-0605-1959-side2

Disc: 3/1959. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on top. Camden N.J.

Matrix numbers
J2 PW5691-1S / J2 PW5692-1S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
J2 PW5691-1S A1 / J2 PW5692-1S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
J2 PW5691-2S / J2 PW5692-2S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0605-cover-side1447-0605-cover-side2

Cover: 4/1964. Gold Standard picture sleeve.1
447-0605-1959-side2-wlp447-0605-1959-side1-wlp

Disc: 4/1964. White label. NOT FOR SALE.

Matrix numbers
J2PW-5691-2S A1 / J2PW-5692-3S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

447-0605-1959-side2447-0605-1959-side1

Disc: 4/1964. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on top. No Camden N.J.2

Matrix numbers
J2PW-5691-2S A1 / J2PW-5692-3S A1 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)

447-0605-1959-h-side2447-0605-1959-h-side1

Disc: 4/1964. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on top. No Camden N.J.

Matrix numbers
J2PW-5691-3S / J2PW-5692-4S (machine stamped) (Hollywood pressing)

447-0605-1964-side1447-0605-1964-side2

Disc: 1965. Gold Standard. Black label, dog on side.

Matrix numbers
J2PW-5691-1S A1 / J2PW-5692-2S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)
J2PW-5691–4S / J2 PW5692-2S A1 (Indianapolis pressing)3

447-0605-1968-side1-mockup447-0605-1968-side2-mockup

Disc: 1968. Gold Standard. Orange label.4

A sale is recorded on May 5, 2020 on eBay at £100 ($128+).5

447-0605-1971-side1447-0605-1971-side2

Disc: 1971. Gold Standard. Red label.

Matrix numbers
J2PW-5691-5S / J2PW-5692-2S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
J2PW-5691-6S / J2PW-5692-2S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
J2PW-5691-7S A1 / J2PW-5692-2S B1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0605-1977-side1-gstop447-0605-1977-side2-gstop

Disc: 1976. Gold Standard. Black label, dog near top. Gold Standard on top.

Matrix numbers
J2PW-5691-7S A2 / J2PW-5692-2S B (Indianapolis pressing)

447-0605-1977-side2447-0605-1977-side1

Disc: 1976. Gold Standard. Black label, dog near top. Gold Standard on side.

Matrix numbers
J2PW-5691-7S A2 / J2PW-5692-2S B4 (Indianapolis pressing)
J2PW-5691-7S A4 / J2PW-5692-2S C2 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
J2PW-5691 23 / J2PW-5692 21 A3 (machine stamped) (unknown pressing I )6

Released in 1956 by RCA Records on 45 RPM as Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One.
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 Collectors’ Series label.

  1. Front cover from the collection of Barry McLean.
  2. Thanks for Neal Umphred for the date determination.
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France).
  4. Mockups of existing images
  5. eBay reference 383529770971 (May 5, 2020)
  6. Matrix numbers from the collection of Christian (of France).