Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1968
If I Can Dream / Edge Of Reality was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 9 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.
WPKM-8029- 9S RStamped in runout A, variant 1
WPKM - 5769 - 16S RStamped in runout B, variant 1
WPKM-8029- 4S F RStamped in runout A, F etched, variant 2
WPKM-5769-11S A7 E RStamped in runout B, E etched, variant 2
WPKM-8029- 1S A1 ɪSide A runout stamped
WPKM-5769-14S A1 ɪSide B runout stamped
WPKM-8029Side A label
WPKM-5769Side B label
WPKM-8029- 18S HRunout side A stamped
WPKM-5769 - 16S HRunout side B stamped
WPKM-8029Label side A
WPKM-5769Label side B
WPKM 8029 2SSide A
WPKM-5769 2SSide B
WPKM-8029Side A label
WPKM-5769Side B label
WPKM 5769* A1A4Side A Runout -Stamped
WPKM 8029* A1A5Side B Runout -Stamped
WPKM-5769*Side A Label
WPKM-8029*Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A - 1452 / RCA Victor (47-9670)First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1968 | Australia | RCA 47-9670First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | RCA 47-9670First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | RCA 47-9670First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | RCA 47-9670First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-9670First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-9670 / RCA 47-9670First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-9670First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 47-9670First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Peru | RCA Victor 85-969First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | South Africa | RCA Victor 42.067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-10324First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | RCA Victor 47-9670First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | RCA Victor 47-9670First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | RCA Victor 47-9670First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor 447-06687", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | RCA 447-06687", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | Collectables COL80014 / Collectables DRE119477", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1997 | US | Collectables COL80014 / Collectables DRE119477", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1997 | US | Collectables COL80014 / Collectables DRE119477", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | RCA Victor 47-9670 / Collectables 47-96707", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 13687", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
31 vinyl pressings of If I Can Dream / Edge Of Reality are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1968 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Argentina, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-9670.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-9670, 31A - 1452, 42.067, 3-10324) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WPKM-8029- 9S R and WPKM - 5769 - 16S 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.
