Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1961
His Latest Flame 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.
33 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
M2 WW0860 - - 3S A4 RSide A Runout Variation 1, Stamped
M2 WW0861 - - 3S A4 RSide B Runout Variation 1, Stamped
M2 WW0860 - - 6S A3 RSide A Runout Variation 2, Stamped
M2 WW0861 - - 6S B1 RSide B Runout Vararion 2, Stamped
M2 WW0860--2S HRunout Side A, stamped
M2 WW0861--1S HRunout Side B, stamped
M2WW-0860Label Side A
M2WW-0861Label Side B
M2 WW0860--4S A2 IRunout A
M2 WW0861--3S A3 IRunout B
M2WW-0860Label A
M2WW-0861Label B
M2WI-2965Label side A
M2WI-2964Label side B
M2WW-0860-1C 3 CSide A runout, stamped
M2WW-0861-1C UH 2BSide B runout, stamped
M2WW-0860Side A label
M2WW-0861Side B label
M2WW-0860-1C BU 2BRunout side A, stamped, variant 1
M2WW-0861-1C 2BRunout side B, stamped, variant 1
M2WW-0860-1C H H OT 1Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
M2WW-0861-1C C H OT 1Runout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | RCA 101138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Australia | RCA 101138First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Brazil | RCA Victor LC-16003First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-7908First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Denmark | RCA 47-7908First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | France | RCA 45.481First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Germany | RCA 47-7908First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Germany | RCA 47-7908First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Ireland | RCA 45-ERC-1258First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA 45N 1196 / RCA 47 - 7908First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA 45N 1196 / RCA 47 - 7908First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Japan | Victor SS-1272First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Japan | Victor SS-1272First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Mexico | RCA Victor 76-1278First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | South Africa | RCA 71.372First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor 447-06347", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1971 | France | RCA Victor 49802 / RCA Victor 447 06347", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | Canada | RCA RCA 2702 / Victor RCA-27027", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | Canada | RCA Victor RCA-27027", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | Canada | RCA RCA 2702 / Victor RCA-27027", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2702 / RCA Victor RCA 12587", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | RCA 447-06347", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2702 / RCA Victor RCA 12587", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1979 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 2702 / RCA PB 27027", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Spain | RCA Victor PB-138947", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | Collectables DRE11951 / Collectables COL800187", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1997 | US | Collectables DRE11951 / Collectables COL800187", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1997 | US | Collectables COL80018 / Collectables DRE119517", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1997 | US | Collectables DRE11951 / Collectables COL800187", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1997 | US | Collectables DRE11951 / Collectables COL800187", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1997 | US | Collectables DRE11951 / Collectables COL800187", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1997 | US | Collectables COL80018 / Collectables DRE119517", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | RCA Victor 47-7908 / Collectables 47-79087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | UK | RCA 45-RCA 125810", 45 RPM, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | 10", 45 RPM, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A - 40367", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-40367", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor 1A-4036Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor 1011387", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA RCA-27027", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Chile | RCA Victor 47-79087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 47-79087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | RCA 47g 8167", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Peru | RCA Victor FTA 0427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | RCA Victor 41-3727", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | RCA RCA 27027", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | RCA RCA 12587", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | UK | RCA RCA 27027", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA 447-06347", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Uruguay | RCA Victor 31A - 40367", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
72 vinyl pressings of His Latest Flame are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1961 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, New Zealand, Turkey and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-7908, released August 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-7908, 37-7908, 45-RCA-1258, 45-RCA 1258) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M2 WW0860 - - 3S A4 R and M2 WW0861 - - 3S A4 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.
