Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1975
Bringing It Back / Pieces Of My Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 9 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
I A4 PB 10401 A 12SA-Side Runout, stamped
I 1A1 PB 10401B 3SB-Side Runout, stamped
PB-10401-AA-Side Label
PB-10401-BB-Side Label
I A4 PB 10401 A 11S HA-Side Runout Etching
I 1A1 PB 10401 - B - 2S HB-Side Runout Etching
PB-10401-AA-Side Label
PB-10401-BB-Side Label
PB10401A - 12S(Label side A)
PB10401B - 4SLabel side B)
PA-10401-CLabel side A
PA-10401-DLabel side B
PB-10401A A3Side A
PB-10401B A2Side B
PB-10401A*Label side A
PB-10401B*Label side B
PB-10401-HSide A label
PB-10401-TSide B label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | RCA Victor 102694First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | RCA Victor PB-10401First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Canada | RCA Victor PB-10401First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | RCA Victor PB-10401First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | RCA Victor PB-10 401 / RCA Victor 26.11 336First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | RCA SS-2508First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 102694First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | South Africa | RCA Victor 42-655 / RCA Victor PB 10401First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | RCA Victor PB-10401First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | RCA JA-10401 / RCA PB-10401First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | RCA Victor PB-10401First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | RCA Victor PB-10401First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SRCA-88871 / RCA Victor SRCA-88871First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SRCA 88871 / RCA Victor PB-10401First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Bringing It Back / Pieces Of My Life are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is RCA Victor PB-10401.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB-10401, JA-10401, 102694, PB-10 401) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I A4 PB 10401 A 12S and I 1A1 PB 10401B 3S. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
