Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1974
It's Midnight / Promised Land was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 16 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.
A PB10074A 3 ISide A runout, stamped, variant 1
AC PB10074 B 1 ISide B runout, stamped, variant 1
A ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K PB10074A 3 ISide A runout, stamped, variant 2
A 3 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K PB10074 B 1 ISide B runout, stamped, variant 2
PB-10074 A2 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K HA side runout
PB-10074 B 2 HB side runout
A PB10074A 3 ISide A runout, stamped
A2 PB10074 B 1 ISide B runout, stamped
PB-10074-ALabel side A
PB-10074-BLabel side B
PB 10074 A2EA side runout stamped
BILBOA side runout etched
PB 10074 B2EB side runout stamped
DBB side runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Belgium | RCA Victor PB 10074 / RCA PB 10074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA Victor PB-10074First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA Victor PB-10074First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | France | RCA Victor PB 10074 / RCA PB-10074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | RCA Victor PB-10074 / RCA Victor 26.11 223First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Ireland | RCA Victor PB-10074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | RCA Victor PB-10074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA SS-2418 / RCA PB10074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | RCA Victor PB 10074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Peru | RCA Victor PB 10074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Portugal | RCA Victor PB-10074First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | South Africa | RCA Victor 42-547 / RCA Victor PB10074First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Spain | RCA Victor PB-10074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Spain | RCA Victor PB-10074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Victor PB 10074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor PB-10074 / RCA Victor 26.112237", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
34 vinyl pressings of It's Midnight / Promised Land are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1974 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor PB-10074.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB-10074, JA-10074, PB 10074, 102528) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A PB10074A 3 I and AC PB10074 B 1 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.
