Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1960
It's Now Or Never / A Mess Of Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
70 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 22 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.
L2 WW0100-27S HRunout, A side
L2 WW0085 6S HRunout, B side
L2 WW0100-25S HRunout, A side (Variant)
L2 WW0085 5S HRunout, B side (Variant)
A3 L2 WW0100-11S IA side deadwax - variant 1
A1 L2 WW0085-2S IB side deadwax - variant 1
D4 L2 WW0100-11S IA side deadwax - variant 2
D3 L2 WW0085-2S IB side deadwax - variant 2
L2 WW-0100-20S B1 RStamped in runout A, variant 1
L2 WW-0085-10S A2 RStamped in runout B, variant 1
L2 WW0100-21S Λ1 RStamped in runout A, variant 2
L2 WW0085-3S 𐐒2 RStamped in runout B, variant 2
L2 WW0100 - 10S D5Side A
L2 WW0085 - 2S B6Side B
L2WW0100Label side A
L2WW0085Label side B
L2WW-0100-2CSide A runout, stamped variant 1
L2PW-8109-2CSide B runout, stamped variant 1
L2WW-0100-2C BG H 1Side A runout, stamped variant 2
L2PW-8109-1C UB H 1Side B runout, stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Argentina | RCA Victor 41A-2148First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Argentina | RCA Victor 41A-2148First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Argentina | RCA Victor 1A-2148First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Brazil | RCA Victor 84-0092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Brazil | RCA Victor 82-1357First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-7777First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-7777First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Chile | RCA Victor 47-7777First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Denmark | RCA 47-9314First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Denmark | RCA 47-9314First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Denmark | RCA 47-9314First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | France | RCA 45.465First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | RCA 47-9314First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Germany | RCA 47-9314First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | RCA 47-93147", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | RCA Victor 109407", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1970 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 12077", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1971 | France | RCA Victor 49794 / RCA Victor 49.7947", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | France | RCA Victor 49794 / RCA Victor 49.7947", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | Canada | RCA Victor 447-06287", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | Canada | RCA Victor RCA - 26987", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1977 | Canada | RCA Victor 447-06287", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | El Salvador | RCA CA 101837", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Mexico | RCA Victor SP 48477", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2698 / RCA Victor RCA 12077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2698 / RCA Victor RCA 12077", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2698 / RCA Victor RCA 12077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2698 / RCA Victor RCA 12077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1977 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 2698 / RCA Victor RCA 12077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | RCA 447-06287", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | RCA Victor PB 1110 / RCA PB 11107", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1987 | Europe | Maybellene 535 / Maybellene Nr. 5357", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1987 | Europe | Maybellene 577", Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | 7", Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1987 | Germany | Maybellene 577", Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | 7", Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Spain | RCA 743215491477", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | RCA Victor 47-77777", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | UK | RCA 45-RCA-1207 / RCA 82876 66659110", 45 RPM, Reissue, Limited Edition, Single · Limited | 10", 45 RPM, Reissue, Limited Edition, Single · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor 1A-2148Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Australia | RCA 109407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | RCA 109407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | RCA 109407", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | RCA 109407", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Barbados | RCA 447-06287", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | RCA Victor 82-1357Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Canada | RCA RCA 26987", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 447-06287", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Canada | RCA RCA 26987", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA RCA-26987", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Colombia | RCA Victor 52727", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Colombia | RCA Victor 5272Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| ? | Ecuador | RCA Victor 45-931347", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | France | RCA 45.4657", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
145 vinyl pressings of It's Now Or Never / A Mess Of Blues are listed here, from 31 countries, released between 1960 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-7777, released July 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-7777, 61-7777, 45-RCA 1207, 45-RCA-1207) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L2 WW0100-27S H and L2 WW0085 6S H. 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.
