US
March 1965- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor LSP-3338RCA Victor LSP 3338
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Rockaway Pressing
- Runout / matrix
SPRS - - 2014 - - 5S A4 RSide 1
SPRS - - 2015 - - 5S A2 RSide 2
Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1965
Girl Happy was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 17 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.
SPRS - - 2014 - - 5S A4 RSide 1
SPRS - - 2015 - - 5S A2 RSide 2
SPRS - - 2014 - - 3S IA side variant 1
SPRS - - 2015 - - 3S IB side variant 1
SPRS 2013 10S I A1A side variant 2
SPRS 2015 12S I A2B side variant 2
SPRS - - 2014 - - 4SSide 1
SPRS - - 2015 - - 3SSide 2
SPRS - - 2014 - - 5S HRunout side A, stamped
SPRS - - 2015 - - 5S HRunout side B, stamped
SPRS-2014Label side A, in parentheses
SPRS-2015Label side B, in parentheses
SPRM - 2012 - - 1S B1 RRunout side A, stamped, variant 1
SPRM - 2013 - - 1S A1 RRunout side B, stamped, variant 1
SPRM - 2012 - - 1S C1 RRunout side A, stamped, variant 2
SPRM - 2013 - - 2S A3 RRunout side B, stamped, variant 2
SPRM - 2012 - - 3S I ΛCSide 1, machine-stamped [variant 1]
SPRM - 2013 - 3S DI ISide 2, machine-stamped [variant 1]
SPRM - - 2012 - - 3SSide 1, machine-stamped [variant 2]
SPRM - - 2013 - - 4SSide 2, machine-stamped [variant 2]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Argentina | RCA Victor LPM 3338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Australia | RCA LSP 3338First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Brazil | RCA Victor LPM-3338First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Brazil | RCA Victor LPM-3338LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-3338 / RCA Victor LPM 3338First yearAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Chile | RCA Victor LPM 3338First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | El Salvador | RCA Victor LPM 3338First yearAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 3338 / RCA Victor LSP-3338First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-3338First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 3338First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Israel | RCA Victor LPM 3338 / RCA Victor LMP 3338First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Italy | RCA Victor ALPM 3338First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Italy | RCA Victor LPM-3338First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Italy | RCA Victor LSP-3338First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Japan | Victor SHP-5436LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | RCA Victor 443.029Album, LP | Album, LP |
| 1971 | US | RCA Victor LSP 3338LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | RCA Victor LSP 3338LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | RCA Victor 443.029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | RCA Victor 443.029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Korea | RCA Victor LSP-3338LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3338 / RCA Victor LSP 3338LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | RCA PL 42361LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | RCA Victor AFL1-3338 / RCA Victor LPS 3338LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | RCA Victor AFL1-3338LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | RCA Victor AFL1-3338LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LSP 3338LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | RCA International INTS 5034 / RCA International NL 43223LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | RCA International INTS 5034 / RCA International NL 43223LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Italy | RCA YL 43223LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | RCA YL 43223LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Japan | RCA RPL 2018LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK & Europe | RCA International NL 83338 / RCA NL83338LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Victor SHP-5436LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP145 / RCA MOVLP145LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2013 | US | Friday Music FRM-3338LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2013 | US | Friday MusicLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor LSP 3338LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-3338LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-3338LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | RCA Victor LPC 52-589LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | RCA Victor 443.029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-3338LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 3338LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 3338LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 3338 / RCA Victor LSP-3338LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20066 / RCA Victor LSP 3338LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | RCA Victor LPM 3338Album, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | RCA SHP-5436LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Victor SHP-5436LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Peru | RCA Victor LSP 3338LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Shin Jin ML 1110Album, LP, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | Album, LP, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
85 vinyl pressings of Girl Happy are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1965 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-3338, released March 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-3338, LSP 3338, LPM 3338, SF-7714) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPRS - - 2014 - - 5S A4 R and SPRS - - 2015 - - 5S 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.