Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1963
Kiss Me Quick was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 3 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.
P2PW-8449-1C BC 1Side A runout variant 1
P2PW-8450-1C BU KTSide B runout variant 1
P2PW-8449-1C KTSide A runout variant 2
P2PW-8450-1CSide B runout variant 2
P2PW-8449-1C A 1Side A runout, variant 1
P2PW-8450-1C H 1Side B runout, variant 1
P2PW-8449-1C K KT 1Side A runout, variant 2
P2PW-8450-1C C KT 2 BSide B runout, variant 2
P2PW-8449-1CSide A runout, stamped
P2PW-8450-1CSide B runout, stamped
P2PW8449Side A label, inverted, parentheses
P2PW8450Side B label, inverted, parentheses
P2PW-8449-1CA-Side Runout
P2PW-8450-1CB-Side Runout
P2PW-8449A side label
{P2PW8450}B side label
P2PW-8449-1CSide A runout variant 1
P2PW-8450-1C BUSide B runout variant 1
P2PW-8449Side A label in brackets
P2PW-8450Side B label no brackets
P2PW-8449-1CRunout side A
P2PW-8450-1CRunout side B
P2PW8449Label side A
P2PW-8450Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Ireland | RCA Victor ERC 6026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Nigeria | RCA Victor RCA 1375First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1375First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA-1375First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1375First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1375First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA-1375First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1375First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1375First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 13757", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1375First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA-1375First year7", Single | 7", Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Kiss Me Quick are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Ireland, Nigeria. One of them is RCA Victor RCA-1375, released December 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RCA-1375, RCA 1375, ERC 6026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P2PW-8449-1C BC 1 and P2PW-8450-1C BU KT. 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.
