Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1966
Indescribably Blue was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 11 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.
TPKM-0982--4S A1Runout Side A, Variant 1
TPKM-0925--4S A2 IRunout Side B, Variant 1
TPKM-0982--5S A1 IRunout Side A, Variant 2
TPKM-0925--4S A3 IRunout Side B, Variant 2
TPKM-0982- - 7S HA-side runout
TPKM-0925- - 7S HB-side runout
TPKM-0982A
TPKM-0925B
TPKM-0982--2S A5 RStamped, Runout Side A
TPKM-0925--2S A4 RStamped, Runout Side B
TPKM-0982A
TPKM-0925B
TPKM-0982- -2S A3 RA side runout
TPKM-0925- -2S A1 RB side runout
TPKM-0982Label side A
TPKM-0925Label side B
TPKM-0982--4S A1Stamped, Runout Side A
TPKM-0925--4S A2 IStamped, Runout Side B
TPKM-0982-1C BA 1Stamped, Runout Side A variant 2
TPKM-0925-1C K 1Stamped, Runout Side B variant 2
TPKM 0982Side A
TPKM 0925Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | RCA 47-9056First year7" | 7" |
| 1966 | Australia | RCA 47-9056First year7" | 7" |
| 1966 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-9056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | France | RCA Victor 49 506 / RCA Victor 49.506First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | RCA Victor 45 613First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 1293First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Ireland | RCA Victor ERC1565First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Japan | Victor SS-1729First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 47/9056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | South Africa | RCA Victor 41-926First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | South Africa | RCA Victor 41.926First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Turkey | RCA Victor N 1501First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1565First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | UK | RCA Victor RCA -1565 / RCA Victor 47-9056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor 47-9056First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor 447-06597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 447-06597", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Colombia | RCA Victor 51-510147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
29 vinyl pressings of Indescribably Blue are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1966 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-9056.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-9056, RCA -1565, RCA 1565, 49 506) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TPKM-0982--4S A1 and TPKM-0925--4S A2 I. 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.
