Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1959
I Need Your Love Tonight was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
37 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 15 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.
J2 WW3253-1SSide A stamped, variant 1
J2 WW3256-2SSide B stamped, variant 1
J2 WW3253-3S A 3 RSide A stamped, variant 2
J2 WW3256-4S A 2 RSide B stamped, variant 2
J2WW-3253 - 2 S HLabel A
J2WW-3256 - 1 S HLabel B
J2 WW3253-7S I A4Runout A variant 1
J2 WW3259-6S I A3Runout B variant 1
J2 WW3253-8S I A1Runout A variant 2
J2 WW3256-7S I A2Runout B variant 2
J2 WW3253-8S I A2Runout A
J2 WW3256-8S I A1Runout B
J2WW-3253Label A
J2WW-3259Label B
J2WW-3253Label Side A
J2WW-3256Label Side B
J2 WW3253-1S H
J2 WW-3256-1S H
J2WW-3256-1C ET B3 E.PRunout side A, variant 1
J2WW-3253-1C ETRunout side B, variant 1
J2WW-3256-2C UI H ET 1Runout side A, variant 2
J2WW-3253-1C BG H ET 1Runout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Australia | RCA 10677First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Brazil | RCA Victor 82-1322First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-7506First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor 20-7506First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor 447-0625First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Denmark | RCA 47-7506First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Denmark | RCA 47-7506First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | France | RCA 45.329First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | RCA 47-7506First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | RCA 47-7506First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | RCA 47-7506First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1959 | Greece | RCA 47g 624First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 0810First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 0810First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 0810 / RCA 45N 0810First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Ireland | RCA 45-ERC-11137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Ireland | RCA ERC-1113Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | RCA 45-RCA-11137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | RCA 45-RCA-11137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | RCA 45-RCA 11137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | RCA 45-RCA 11137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor 447-06257", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1962 | UK | RCA 45-RCA 11137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 11137", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-75067", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor 447-06257", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1966 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-75067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1966 | India | RCA Victor 447-06257", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1968 | Australia | RCA 106777", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor 447-06257", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | France | RCA Victor 49.7807", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2697 / RCA Victor RCA 11137", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2697 / RCA Victor RCA 11137", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2697 / RCA Victor RCA 11137", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1979 | Germany | RCA PB 2697 / RCA Victor PB 26977", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | Collectables COL80000 / Collectables DRE119337", Single | 7", Single |
| 1997 | US | Collectables COL80000 / Collectables DRE119337", Single | 7", Single |
| 1997 | US | Collectables COL80000 / Collectables DRE119337", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | RCA Victor 47-7506 / Collectables 47-75067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | UK | Sony BMG Music Entertainment 82876 666581 / Sony BMG Music Entertainment 8287666658110", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 10", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2005 | UK | Sony BMG Music Entertainment 82876 666581 / Sony BMG Music Entertainment 8287666658110", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited | 10", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA RCA 26977", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | RCA RCA-26977", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | RCA RCA-26977", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Chile | RCA Victor 47-75067", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Denmark | Exclusive Photo Discs PR 0537", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 47-75067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RCA 47-75067", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA 47-75067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 47-75067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 47-75067", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA 447-06257", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
74 vinyl pressings of I Need Your Love Tonight are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1959 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Norway, Japan and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-7506.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-7506, 45-RCA-1113, 45-RCA 1113, RCA-1113) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J2 WW3253-1S and J2 WW3256-2S. 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.
