Elvis PresleyHound Dog! C/W Don't Be Cruel

Label:

RCA Victor – 47-6604

Format:

Vinyl , 7", 45 RPM, Single , Indianapolis Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Rock & Roll

Tracklist

A Hound Dog
Written-ByJerry Leiber-Mike Stoller*
2:15
B Don't Be Cruel
Written-ByOtis Blackwell
2:03

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyRadio Corporation Of America
  • Copyright ©RCA
  • Lacquer Cut AtRCA Studios, Chicago
  • Pressed ByRCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
  • Published ByElvis Presley Music
  • Published ByLion Publishing Co.
  • Published ByShalimar Music Corp.

Notes

Label variation: This version has no horizontal line on labels, and track durations appear at 6 o'clock.

Two versions of the picture sleeve were manufactured, this one, listing "Hound Dog" first, and another very similar version listing "Don't Be Cruel" first.

Serifed "I" stamped in runouts denotes RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis, pressing. Remainder of runouts stamped.

Track A on label: Hound Dog

A: Elvis Presley Music & Lion Publ. Co., BMI
B: Shalimar Music Corp. & Elvis Presley Music, BMI

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Pressing Plant ID (In runouts): I
  • Matrix / Runout (Label A): G2WW-5935
  • Matrix / Runout (Label B): G2WW 5936
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 1): G2 WW5935-9S I
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 1): G2 WW5936-19S I
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 2): G2 WW5935-1S I A3
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 2): G2 WW5936-4S I A2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 3): G2 WW5935-3S I A2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 3): G2 WW5936-1S I A3
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 4): G2 WW5935-10S I
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 4): G2 WW5936-12S I
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 5): G2 WW5935-2S I I
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 5): G2 WW5936-2S I AI
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 6): G2 WW5935-4S I A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 6): G2 WW5936-2S I
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 7): G2 WW5935-9S I
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 7): G2 WW5936-12S I
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 8): G2 WW5935-26S I
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 8): G2 WW5936-19S I
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 9): G2 WW5935-1S I A2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 9): G2 WW5936-1S I A4
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 10): G2 WW5935-3S I A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 10): G2 WW5936-4S I A1

Other Versions (5 of 153)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Hound Dog / Don't Be Cruel (Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single) His Master's Voice POP. 249 UK 1956
Hound Dog / Don't Be Cruel (Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Indianapolis Pressing) RCA Victor 20-6604 US 1956
Recently Edited
Hound Dog (7", 45 RPM, Single, Gold Text) His Master's Voice 45-POP 249 UK 1956
Recently Edited
Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog (7", 45 RPM) RCA Victor 47-6604 US 1956
New Submission
Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog (Shellac, 10", 78 RPM) RCA Italiana A25V 0515 Italy 1956

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  • TimeandAgainrecords's avatar
    This is one of rock's first major Double A side's. The other version of this picture
    sleeve has the songs reversed. With Don't Be Cruel on top. Can't get any better
    than that!

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