A Big Hunk O’ Love / My Wish Came True 

Modified: July 24, 2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor 47-7600 A Big Hunk O' Love / My Wish Came True (45)
Release Date: 6/23/1959

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back.

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Disc: (7/1959) Black label, dog on top. 45 RPM on side. On A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE side, Elvis Presley Music Inc., BMI on left side. Writer credits Aaron Schroeder – Sid Wyche.
Matrix numbers: J2WW-3254-1S A4 / H2PW-5524-3S A4 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2WW-3254-1S A6 / H2PW-5524-2S A5 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

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Disc: (7/1959) Black label, dog on top. 45 RPM on side. On A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE side, Gladys Music Inc., ASCAP on left side. Writer credits Aaron Schroeder – Sid Jaxon.
Matrix numbers: J2WW-3254-1S A2 / H2PW-5524-2S A1 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2WW-3254-2S A1 / H2PW-5524-1S A2 (Indianapolis pressing)1
Matrix numbers: J2WW-3254-2S / H2PW-5524-2S (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2WW-3254-2S A3 / H2PW-5524-3S A3 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2WW-3254-7S A3 / H2PW-5524-8S A2 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2WW-3254-8S A3 / H2PW-5524-7S A2 (machine stamped) (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: J2WW-3254-8S A4 / H2PW-5524-8S A3 (Rockaway pressing)

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Disc: (7/1959) Black label, dog on top. 45 R.P.M. on side. On A BIG HUNK O’ LOVE side, Gladys Music Inc., ASCAP on left side. Writer credits Aaron Schroeder – Sid Jaxon.
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Matrix numbers: J2WW-3254-6S A /H2PW-5524-5S A (Hollywood pressing)3

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Cover: (2003) picture sleeve front and back. Some of the more prevalent variations to the original sleeve include A “New Orthophonic” High Fidelity Recording is not all CAPS, the RCA Copyright is higher up Elvis’ sleeve. The back has been replaced with same picture of Elvis with song titles reversed. Also includes BMG copyrights.

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Disc: (2003) Black label, dog on top. Red Vinyl. The most prevalent variation is the changing of the name Sid Jaxon to Sid Wyche on the A Big Hunk O’ Love side. Sid Jaxon’s real name was Sidney Jackson Wyche. The “W” in With the Jordanaires is capitalized on both sides.

Disc: (2003) Black label, dog near top (1977 label). Red Vinyl. The most prevalent variation is the changing of the name Sid Jaxon to Sid Wyche on the A Big Hunk O’ Love side. Sid Jaxon’s real name was Sidney Jackson Wyche. The “W” in With the Jordanaires is capitalized on both sides.4

Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM as A Big Hunk O' Love / My Wish Came True on the Gold Standard Series label.

  1. eBay reference 370900403692 (November 13, 2013) ↩
  2. Images from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  4. Identified from the collection of Christy. ↩