Peru
1973- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor 85-1520
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1973
If You Talk In Your Sleep was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1973, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Peru | RCA Victor 85-1520First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor 1024527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Brazil | RCA Victor 101.40487", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA Victor APB0-02807", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Chile | RCA APBO - 02807", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | RCA Victor APBO-02807", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victor APBO-02807", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victor APBO-02807", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA SS-23787", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Mexico | RCA Victor SP-40657", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Mexico | RCA Victor SP-40657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | New Zealand | RCA Victor APBO 02807", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | South Africa | RCA Victor APBO 02807", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Victor APBO 02807", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Victor APB0-02807", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Peru | RCA 851520 / RCA 85-15207", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
25 vinyl pressings of If You Talk In Your Sleep are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Peru. One of them is RCA Victor 85-1520.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 85-1520) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.