Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1956
Elvis Presley was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 3 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.
G2 WH3462-3S I A1Runout Side A Variant 1
G2 WH3463-1S I B6Runout Side B Variant 1
G2 WH3462-3S I B1Runout Side A Variant 2
G2 WH3463-1S I B3Runout Side B Variant 2
G2 WH-3462-5S RCA HStamped, Runout Side A, Variant 1
G2 WH-3463-5S RCA2 AStamped, Runout Side B, Variant 1
G2 WH3462-5S RCA CStamped, Runout Side A, Variant 2
G2 WH3463-5S RCA2 CStamped, Runout Side B, Variant 2
G2WH-3462
G2WH-3463
G2WH-3462-5SStamped, Runout Side A
G2WH-3463-5SStamped, Runout Side B
G2 WH3462-7SMatrix Runout A-Side, stamped
G2WH 3463 11SMatrix Runout B-Side, stamped
G2 WH3462 2S A1Matrix Runout A-Side, stamped Variant
G2 WH3463 2S A1Matrix Runout B-Side, stamped Variant
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor EPA-830First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor EPA-830First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor EPA-830First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor EPA-830First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor EPA-830First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor EPA-830First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor EPA-830First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor EPA-830 / RCA Victor EPA 830First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor EPA-830 / RCA Victor EPA 830First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | RCA EPA-830 / RCA EPA 830First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor EPA-830 / RCA Victor EPA 830First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor EPA-830First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Norway | RCA EPA-8307", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Norway | RCA EPA-8307", EP | 7", EP |
| 1958 | Germany | RCA EPA-830 / RCA EPA 8307", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Germany | RCA EPA - 830 / RCA EPA-8307", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA Victor EPA 830 / RCA Victor EPA-8307", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA Victor EPA 830 / RCA Victor EPA-8307", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA EPA-830 / RCA EPA 8307", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Repress |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor EPA-8307", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1968 | Canada | RCA Victor EPA-8307", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1968 | US | RCA Victor EPA-8307", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | RCA RCX 7198 / RCA 45-RCX 71987", EP, 45 RPM, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · Mono | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor EPA-8307", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor EPA-830 / RCA Victor EPA 8307", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor EPA-830 / RCA Victor EPA 8307", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Japan | Victor SCP-12337", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| ? | South Africa | RCA EPC 0537", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | US | RCA Victor EPA-8307", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
30 vinyl pressings of Elvis Presley are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1956 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is RCA Victor EPA-830, released September 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPA-830) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G2 WH3462-3S I A1 and G2 WH3463-1S I B6. 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.
