Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1956
I'll Never Let You Go 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.
13 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 6 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.
F2 WW8116-8S A1 RA-side runout
G2 WW1254-6S A1 RB-side runout
F2 WW8116-5S RCA EA-side runout Variant 2
G2 WW1254-5S RCA EB-side runout Variant 2
Side A - Stamped: *2 WB 8116 1S
Side B - Stamped: G2 WB 1254 1S
G2-WW8116-4S H
G2-WW1254-4S H
F2WW-8116Label side A
G2WW-1254Label side B
F2WW-8116Label side A
G2WW-1254Label side B
G2WW-1254Label side A
F2WW-8116Label side B
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 | Belgium | RCA 20 6638First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA 47-6638First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor 20-6638First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Germany | RCA 47-6638First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | RCA 20-6638First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Italy | RCA A25V 0513First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | South Africa | RCA 71.280First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor 47-6638First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor 20-6638First year10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-6638First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor 47-6638First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor 20-6638First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor 47-6638First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | New Zealand | RCA 20-6638Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor 447-06117", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Japan | Victor SS-16627", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | RCA Victor 497967", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Collectables 4504 / Collectables DPE1-10047", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1986 | US | Collectables 4504 / Collectables DPE1-10047", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 447-06117", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 47-66387", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Collectables DPE1-1004 / Collectables 45047", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of I'll Never Let You Go are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1956 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Canada, Belgium, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-6638, released August 31, 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-6638, 20-6638, 20 6638, A25V 0513) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F2 WW8116-8S A1 R and G2 WW1254-6S A1 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.
