Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1961
Can't Help Falling In Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 14 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.
M2 PW2988 - - 2S A2 RRunout Side A Variant 1
M2 PW2989 - - 1S A2 RRunout Side B Variant 1
M2 PW2988 - - 2S A1 RRunout Side A Variant 2
M2 PW2989 - - 2S A2 RRunout Side B Variant 2
M2PW-2988Side A Label
M2PW-2989Side B Label
M2 PW2988-5S I A1Runout side A variant 1
M2 PW2989--3S I C2Runout side B variant 1
M2 PW2988-5S I A2Runout side A variant 2
M2 PW2989 - - 3S B3 I ARunout side B variant 2
M2 PW2988 - - 4S HRunout side A, variant 1
M2 PW2989 - - 4S HRunout side B, variant 1
M2 PW2988 - - 4S HRunout side A, variant 2
M2 PW2989 - 6S HRunout side B, variant 2
M2PW-2988-ICA side, stamped
M2PW-2989-ICB side, stamped
M2PW-2988-1CRunout Side A
M2PW-2989-1CRunout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-0022First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Australia | RCA 101190First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Australia | RCA 101190First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Australia | RCA 101190First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-7968First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-79687", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1961 | Germany | RCA 47-7968First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Germany | RCA 47-7968First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Germany | RCA 47-7968First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1961 | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 829First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA 45N 1210 / RCA 47-7968First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Mexico | RCA Victor Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. 76-1380First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | New Zealand | RCA 4/60269First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Spain | RCA Victor 37-2080First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Trinidad & Tobago | RCA Victor 47-7968First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | RCA Victor 1011907", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1970 | Australia | RCA VICTOR 1011907", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor 447-06357", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1971 | Canada | RCA Victor 447-06357", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1977 | Canada | RCA Victor RCA-27037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | Canada | RCA Victor RCA-27037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | RCA RCA 2703 / RCA Victor RCA 12707", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | RCA RCA 2703 / RCA Victor RCA 12707", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | RCA PB-111027", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 1977 | US | RCA 447-06357", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene |
| 1977 | US | RCA 447-06357", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | RCA 447-06357", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | RCA PB-111027", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 1977 | US | RCA PB-111027", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 1977 | US | RCA PB-111027", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | Old Gold OG97547", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | RCA Victor 47-7968 / Collectables 47-79687", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | UK | Sony BMG Music Entertainment 82876 666731 / Sony BMG Music Entertainment 8287666673110", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | 10", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | RCA 447-06357", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | RCA 447-06357", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA VICTOR 1011907", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | RCA RCA-27037", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 447-06357", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA RCA-27037", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA RCA-27037", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | RCA Victor 5461Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Denmark | RCA 47-79687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Denmark | RCA Victor 47-79687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Denmark | RCA 47-79687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | RCA PB9296 / RCA Victor PB92967", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | France | RCA 45.4897", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA 47-79687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA 47-79687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA 47-79687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 8297", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
102 vinyl pressings of Can't Help Falling In Love are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1961 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, Ireland and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-7968, released November 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-7968, 45-RCA 1270, RCA 1270, 101190) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M2 PW2988 - - 2S A2 R and M2 PW2989 - - 1S A2 R. 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.
