Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1969
Kentucky Rain / My Little Friend was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
XPKM 1271 3SSide A runout, variant 1
XPKM 1153 3SSide B runout, variant 1
XPKM 1271 4SSide A runout, variant 2
XPKM 1153 4SSide B runout, variant 2
XPKM 1271 6SSide A runout
XPKM 1153 6Sside B runout
XPKM-1271Label A
XPKM-1153Label B
XPKM 1271 1S A8C RSide A runout
XPKM 1153 1S B2E (var. C1A) Rside B runout
XPKM - 1271 - 1S B5F RSide A runout
XPKM - 1153 - 1S D3D RSide B runout
XPKM-1271 1S- A4-ARunout side A, etched
XPKM-1153-1S B/GRunout side B, etched
XPKM-1271Label side A
XPKM-1153Label side B
XPKM 1271 A1A7Runout side A
XPKM 1153 A1A1Runout side B
XPKM-1271Label side A
XPKM-1153Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | RCA Victor 47-9791First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | RCA Victor 47-9791First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-9791 / RCA 47-9791First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-9791First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Israel | RCA Victor 47-9791First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Japan | RCA SS-1941First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Japan | RCA SS-1941First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 47-9791First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor 47-9791First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor 47-9791First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor 47-9791First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor 47-9791First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor 47-9791First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-97917", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | France | RCA Victor 49.6467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | India | RCA Victor 47-9791 / RCA 47-97917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | South Africa | RCA Victor 42.1657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-104957", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Turkey | RCA Victor 70 905 / RCA 70 9057", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1949 / RCA Victor 47-97917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Venezuela | RCA Victor 45-727", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Jamaica | RCA Victor 47-97917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor 47-97917", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-97917", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | RCA Victor N 16027", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1949 / RCA Victor 47-97917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 19497", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | RCA Victor 447-06757", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | RCA Special Products URC 11647", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | Collectables COL80015 / Collectables DRE 119487", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1997 | US | Collectables COL80015 / Collectables DRE119487", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1997 | US | Collectables COL80015 / Collectables DRE119487", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | RCA Victor 47-9791 / Collectables 47-97917", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
35 vinyl pressings of Kentucky Rain / My Little Friend are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1969 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Germany, Israel and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-9791.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-9791, SS-1941) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XPKM 1271 3S and XPKM 1153 3S. 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.
