Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1973
Elvis was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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.
0056 A-8 PPRunout, Side A Etched - variant 1
0056 B-6 PPRunout, Side B Etched - variant 1
0056 C-10 PPRunout, Side C Etched - variant 1
0056 D-7 PPRunout, Side D Etched - variant 1
DPL2-0056A-3A Side Etched
DPL2-0056B-3B Side Etched
DPL2-0056C-3C Side Etched
DPL2-0056D-3D Side Etched
IAll Sides, Stamped
I DPL2-0056A-2 C4 LRunout Side A stamped
I DPL2-0056B-3 AC ZZRunout Side B stamped
I DPL2-00560-4 A2 DRunout Side C stamped
DPL2-0056 A TXDSide A runout, etched
DPL2-0056 B TXDSide B runout, etched
DPL2-0056 C TXDSide C runout, etched
DPL2-0056 D TXDSide D runout, etched
DPL2-0056 A2 TXDSide A, etched
DPL2-0056 B TXDSide B, etched
DPL2-0056 C TXDSide C, etched
DPL2-0056 D TXDSide D, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | RCA DPL2-0056(e) / RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | RCA DPL2-0056 / RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | RCA DPL2-0056 / RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | RCA DPL2-0056(e)First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | RCA DPL2-0056 / RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | US | RCA DPL2-0056 / RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | US | RCA DPL2-0056 / RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | US | RCA Victor DPL2-0056 / RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | US | RCA DPL2-0056 / RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA DPL2-0056(e) / RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA DPL2-0056(e) / RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA DPL2-0056 / RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA DPL2-0056 / RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA DPL2-0056(e) / RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor DPL2-0056 / RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor DPL2-0056 / RCA Special Products DPL2-0056(e)LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
18 vinyl pressings of Elvis are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1973 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA DPL2-0056.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DPL2-0056, DPL2-0056(e)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0056 A-8 PP and 0056 B-6 PP. 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.
