Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1957
Jailhouse Rock was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 6 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.
H2 WH6537-1SSide A runout stamped, version 1
H2 WH6538-1SSide B runout stamped, version 1
H2 WH6537-1S A2 ISide A runout stamped, version 2
H2 WH6538-1S B2 ISide B runout stamped, version 2
H2 WH6537-4S RCA DSide A runout, variant 1
H2 WH6538-4S RCA CSide B runout, variant 1
H2 WH6537-5S RCA 1DSide A runout, variant 2
H2 WH6538-4S RCA GSide B runout, variant 2
H2 WH6537-3S H AISide A
H2 WH6538-3S H ASide B
H2WH-6537-6S A1 RLabel A
H2WH-6538-7S A1 RLabel B
H2 WH6537-1S DCRunout Side A variant 1
H2 WH6538-1S D5Runout Side B variant 1
H2 WH6537-1S I C5Runout Side A variant 2
H2 WH6538-1S C5Runout Side B variant 2
H2 WH6537-3SSide A runout stamped, variant 1
H2 WH6538-3SSide B runout stamped, variant 1
H2 WH6537-3S A HSide A runout stamped, variant 2
H2 WH6538-3S A HSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Australia | RCA 20053First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Victor EPA-4114First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1957 | Germany | RCA EPA 4114 / RCA EPA-4114First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Germany | RCA EPA 4114 / RCA EPA-4114First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Germany | RCA Victor EPA-4114First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1957 | Germany | RCA EPA 4114 / RCA EPA-4114First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Germany | RCA EPA-4114 / RCA EPA 4114First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Israel | RCA Victor EPA-4114First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| 1957 | Norway | RCA EPA-4114 / RCA EPA 4114First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor EPA 4114First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor EPA-4114First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor EPA-4114First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor EPA-4114First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor EPA-4114First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor EPA-4114First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France | RCA 75 4327", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1960 | UK | RCA RCX-106 / RCA EPA-41147", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1960 | France | RCA 75.432 / RCA 75 4327", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Germany | RCA EPA 41147", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| 1961 | Japan | Victor CP-10057", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1961 | Japan | Victor CP-10057", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1961 | UK | RCA RCX-106 / RCA EPA-41147", Album, EP, Repress | 7", Album, EP, Repress |
| 1961 | UK | RCA RCX 106 / RCA RCX-1067", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Repress |
| 1961 | France | RCA 86.298 / RCA 86 2987", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | RCA RCX-106 / RCA RCX 1067", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Japan | Victor CP-10057", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1961 | France | RCA 86.2987", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | France | RCA 86.298 / RCA Victor 86.2987", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | RCA Italiana EPA 41147", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | RCA Victor EPA - 4114 / RCA EPA - 41147", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | RCA 86.298 / RCA Victor 86.2987", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1979 | France | RCA PC 8403 / RCA Victor PC 840312", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | RCA RCX 7193 / RCA 45-RCX 71937", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue, Remastered | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | France | Victor SCP-12417", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | France | Victor SCP-12417", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | France | Victor SCP-12417", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | France | Victor SCP-12417", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | France | Victor SCP-12417", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA 45EP/20053 / RCA Victor 200537", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor 200537", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor 200537", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Australia | RCA 200537", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Australia | RCA 200537", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor 200537", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | RCA 200537", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor 200537", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | Denmark | RCA EPA-4114 / RCA EPA 41147", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Denmark | RCA EPA 41147", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | RCA 75 4327", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor EPA 41147", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Germany | RCA EPA-41147", EP, Reissue | 7", EP, Reissue |
| ? | Ireland | RCA Victor ERCX 1067", EP | 7", EP |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victor EPA 41147", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
113 vinyl pressings of Jailhouse Rock are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1957 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Germany, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor EPA-4114, released November 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPA-4114, EPA 4114, 20053) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H2 WH6537-1S and H2 WH6538-1S. 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.
