Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1970
I've Lost You / The Next Step Is Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
ZPKM-1594-3S-A1DA side deadwax - etched
ZPKM-1619-3A-A2EB side deadwax - etched
RStamped onto deadwax on both sides
ZPKM-1594A side label
ZPKM_1595̵ 4-5S -1 A3Side A Runout, variant 1
ZPKM-1619-5S -1 B1Side B Runout, variant 1
ZPKM_1595̵4̶4-4S -1 A2Side A Runout, variant 2
ZPKM_1619-4S -1 A4Side B Runout, variant 2
ZPKM 1594 8S HRunout side A, stamped
ZPKM 1619 8S HRunout side B, stamped
ZPKM-1594Label side A
ZPKM-1619Label side B
ZPKM-1594Side A
ZPKM-1619Side B
ZPKM 1594 IRunout side A
ZPKM 1619 IRunout side B
ZPKM-1594Label side A
ZPKM-1619Label side B
ZPKM 1594 1Stamped runout, side A, variant 1
ZPKM 1619 1Stamped runout, side B, variant 1
ZPKM-1594-1CStamped runout, side A, variant 2
ZPKM-1619-1CStamped runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | RCA Victor 47-9873First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Australia | RCA Victor 47-9873First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Brazil | RCA Victor LC-16235First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-9873First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Chile | RCA Victor 47-9873First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | RCA Victor 49.679First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | RCA 47-9873First year7", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1970 | India | RCA Victor 47-9873 / RCA 47-9873First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Italy | RCA Victor N 1620First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | RCA Victor N 1620First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 47-9873First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Portugal | RCA Victor 20.016 / RCA Victor N-20.016First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | South Africa | RCA Victor 42.189First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Turkey | RCA 70918 / RCA Victor 70918First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1999 / RCA Victor 47-9873First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | RCA Victor 76-31937", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | RCA 447-06777", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA 447-06777", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of I've Lost You / The Next Step Is Love are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Jamaica, Japan and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-9873, released July 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-9873, RCA 1999, SS-1968, LC-16235) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZPKM-1594-3S-A1D and ZPKM-1619-3A-A2E. 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.
