EPA-4114 Jailhouse Rock 

Modified: December 30, 2023

Artist: Elvis Presley
Release: RCA Victor EPA-4114 Jailhouse Rock (EP)
Release Date: 10/30/1957

Side 1: Jailhouse Rock / Young and Beautiful
Side 2: I Want to Be Free / Don’t Leave Me Now / (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care

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Cover: picture sleeve front and back. © by Radio Corporation of America, 1957 on back.

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Disc: (10/1957) Black label, dog on top. Large side numbers. 45 EP on side. Hooked “1” for Side 1.1
Matrix numbers: H2WH6537-1S C4 / H2WH6538-1S C2 (Indianapolis pressing)2
Matrix numbers: H2WH6537-1S D2 / H2WH6538-1S D2 (Indianapolis pressing)3

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Disc: (10/1957)4 Black label, dog on top. Small side numbers. Without 45 EP on side.
Matrix numbers: H2WH-6537-2S A1 / H2WH-6538-6S A1 (Rockaway pressing)5
Matrix numbers: H2WH-6537-2S A2 / H2WH-6538-6S A2 (Rockaway pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WH-6537-4S RCA 1 E / H2WH-6538-4S RCA 1 A (unknown pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WH-6537-5S RCA 1 B / H2WH-6538-5S RCA 1 A (unknown pressing)

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Disc: (10/1957) Black label, dog on top. Small side numbers. Without 45 EP on side. Transitional side 2. 45 R.P.M. on right.
Matrix numbers: H2WH-6537-5S RCA 1 B / H2WH-6538-4S RCA E (unknown pressing)

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Disc: (10/1957) Black label, dog on top. Large side numbers. 45 EP on side. Straight “1” for Side 1.
Matrix numbers: H2WH-6357-3S / H2WH-6538-3S (Hollywood pressing)

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Disc: (1965) Black label, dog on side.
Matrix numbers: H2WH6537-1S D C / H2WH6538-1S D5 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)
Matrix numbers: H2WH6537-8S / H2WH6538-1S D5 (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

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Cover: (1965) picture sleeve front and back. On front with white border. On back, RCA copyright changed from © by Radio Corporation of America, 1957 to © 1957, RCA, New York, N.Y. The back is either printed directly on the cardboard or on slic pasted on the cardboard6.

Disc: (1965) Black label, dog on side. (reference above)

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Disc: (1969) Orange label.7
Matrix numbers: H2WH6537-9S / H2WH6538-9S (machine stamped) (Indianapolis pressing)

  1. eBay Reference 250751196130 (January 9, 2011) ↩
  2. eBay Reference 370896292624 (November 4, 2013) ↩
  3. Matrix numbers from the collection of Roberto. ↩
  4. Date from “Elvis Presley: Discography | The Official Elvis Presley Site.” Elvis The Music. Sony Music Entertainment. January 25, 2011. ↩
  5. Matrix numbers from the collection of PIOTRULA (of Poland) ↩
  6. Image and observation from the collection of Christian (of France). ↩
  7. eBay reference 250853283381 (July 15, 2011) ↩