Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel
POP 249 (45rpm)
Track Listing:
Side 1:
1. Hound Dog
Side 2:
1. Don't Be Cruel (to a heart that's true)
POP 249 (78rpm)
Released: September 1956:
mono (04)
Factory Sample (Demo) (Promo)
Purple Label - HMV Logo - Gold Lettering - Knockout Centre
Purple Label - HMV Logo - Gold Lettering - Jigsaw Centre
Purple Label - HMV Logo - Silver Lettering - Knockout Centre
It entered the UK charts on September 27, 1956, peaking at no. 2.
Chart Run: (23 Weeks)
27/09/1956 - 13
04/10/1956 - 05
11/10/1956 - 04
18/10/1956 - 03
25/10/1956 - 03
01/11/1956 - 02
08/11/1956 - 02
15/11/1956 - 02
22/11/1956 - 03
29/11/1956 - 03
06/12/1956 - 06
13/12/1956 - 05
20/12/1956 - 09
27/12/1956 - 11
03/01/1957 - 16
10/01/1957 - 08
17/01/1956 - 08
24/01/1957 - 10
31/01/1957 - 10
07/02/1957 - 11
14/02/1957 - 10
21/02/1957 - 16
28/02/1957 - 22
Information: www.officialcharts.com
Recording Information:
Hound Dog
(July 2, 1956: RCA Studios, New York)
Don't Be Cruel
(July 2, 1956: RCA Studios, New York)
