Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1956
Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One 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.
50 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
G2 WW-0209 D2 RSide A stamped, exc [R] etched, variant 1
G2 WW-0218 A2 RSide B stamped, exc [R] etched, variant 1
G2 WW-0209 3S C1 RSide A stamped, exc [C1 R] etched, variant 2
G2 WW-0218 4S A3 RSide B stamped, exc [R] etched, variant 2
G2 WW0209-5S H VSide A, Stamped
G2 WW0218-5S H JVSide B, Stamped
G2WW-0209Side A, Label
G2WW-0218Side B, Label
G2 WW0209-1S A4Side A runout, variant 1
G2 WW0218-1S I D4Side B runout, variant 1
G2 WW0209-1S F4Side A runout, variant 2
G2 WW0218-2S I D6Side B runout, variant 2
G2 WB 0209 7S B2 RA side runout, stamped [B2, R etched], variant 1
G2 WB 0218 8S E2 RB side runout, stamped [E2, R etched], variant 1
G2 WB 0209 7S A3 RA side runout, stamped [A3, R etched], variant 2
G2 WB 0218 3S E1 RB side runout, stamped [E1, R etched], variant 2
G2 WB 0209 2S H A1Side A runout [last 1 mirror-inverted]
G2 WB 0218 2S H A1Side B runout [last 1 mirror-inverted]
G2WB-0209Side A label
G2WB-0218Side B label
G2 WB 0209 7S B1 RA side runout, stamped [B1, R etched]
G2 WB 0218 3S E1 RB side runout, stamped [E, R etched]
G2WB-0209A side label
G2WB-0218B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Argentina | RCA Victor 1A-0817First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Australia | RCA 10119First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1956 | Australia | RCA Victor 10119First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Australia | RCA 10119First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Australia | RCA 10119First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Australia | RCA 10119First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Australia | RCA Victor 10119First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Australia | RCA Victor 10119First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Australia | RCA 10119First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | Belgium | RCA Victor 45.373First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | Belgium | RCA Victor 45 373First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | Belgium | RCA 45.373First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Brazil | RCA Victor 82-1181First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor 20-6420First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor 47 6420First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Germany | RCA 47-64207", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1961 | South Africa | RCA 71.033Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-64207", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1964 | Japan | Victor SS-14617", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor 447-06057", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor 447-06057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor 447-06057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor 447-06057", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1966 | India | RCA Victor 447-06057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | RCA Victor 447-06057", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1969 | Germany | RCA 47-64207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor 447-06057", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1971 | Canada | RCA Victor 447-06057", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1971 | France | RCA Victor 497857", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1971 | Germany | RCA 47-6420 / RCA Victor 47-64207", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | US | RCA PB-111057", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 1977 | US | RCA 447-06057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| 1977 | US | RCA PB-111057", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 1977 | US | RCA PB-111057", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 1977 | US | RCA 447-06057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| 1977 | US | RCA PB-111057", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 1979 | Spain | RCA Victor PB-11057", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Benelux | RCA PB 49639 / RCA DSB-89997", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Maybellene 527", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Special Edition · Limited, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Special Edition · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1987 | Germany | Maybellene 527", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Special Edition · Limited, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Special Edition · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1988 | Spain | RCA Victor PB 494797", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | Collectables COL80009 / Collectables 800097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1997 | US | Collectables COL80009 / Collectables 800097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1997 | US | Collectables COL80009 / Collectables 800097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1997 | US | Collectables COL80009 / Collectables 800097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | RCA Victor 47-64207", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA 101197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 447-06057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Europe | Maybellene 530 / Maybellene Nr. 5307", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Maybellene 5307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | RCA PB 11057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 47-64207", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 47-64207", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RCA 47-64207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Ireland | His Master's Voice I.P.1115Shellac, 10", Single | Shellac, 10", Single |
| ? | US | Collectables DRE11942 / Collectables COL800097", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
96 vinyl pressings of Heartbreak Hotel / I Was The One are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1956 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Canada, Belgium and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-6420, released January 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-6420, 20-6420, 7M 385, POP. 182) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G2 WW-0209 D2 R and G2 WW-0218 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.
