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Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley, album cover

Vinyl pressings

Love Me Tender

by Elvis Presley · 1956

81 pressings13 countriesSoundtrackThemeBalladPop

Love Me Tender was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Love Me Tender

15 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 7 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.

US

November 1956
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor EPA 4006
Format
7", 45 RPM, EP · Indianapolis Pressing
Runout / matrix

G2 WH7523-1SA side stamped (variant 1)

G2 WH7524--8SB side stamped (variant 1)

G2 WH7524-1SB side stamped (variant 2)

G2 WH7523-1S I A C1A side stamped (variant 3)

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US

1956
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor EPA-4006
Format
7", 45 RPM, EP
Runout / matrix

G2 WH7523-2S A A RCA R BA side runout

G2 WH7524-2S B1 RCA R BB side runout

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US

1956
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor EPA-4006
Format
7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Hollywood Pressing
Runout / matrix

G2 WH7523-3S H ARunout side A

G2 WH7524-3S H ARunout side B

(G2WH-7523)Label side A

(G2WH-7524)Label side B

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UK

1956
Label and catalog number
His Master's Voice 7EG 8199His Master's Voice 7EG8199
Format
7", 45 RPM, EP
Runout / matrix

G2WH-7523Label side A

G2WH-7524Label side B

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 81 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s38 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1956AustraliaRCA 20016First year7", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
1956AustraliaRCA 20016First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP7", 45 RPM, Album, EP
1956BelgiumRCA EPA-4006First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono
1956CanadaRCA Victor EPA-4006 / RCA Victor EPA 4006First year7", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
1956CanadaRCA Victor EPA 4006First year7", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
1956CanadaRCA Victor EPA 4006First year7", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
1956South AfricaRCA 51.009 / RCA 51,009First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono
1956UKHis Master's Voice 7EG 8199 / His Master's Voice 7EG8199First year7", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
1956UKHis Master's Voice 7EG 8199First year7", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
1956USRCA Victor EPA-4006First year7", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
1956USRCA Victor EPA-4006First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono
1956USRCA Victor EPA-4006First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono
1956USRCA Victor EPA 4006First year7", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
1956USRCA Victor EPA-4006First year7", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
1956ItalyRCA Italiana A72V-0083First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono
All 38 pressings from the 1950s
1960s17 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960FranceRCA 75 364 / RCA 75.3647", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue
1961BrazilRCA Victor LCD-30067", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress
1961BrazilRCA Victor LCD-30067", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue
1961GermanyRCA EPA 40067", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
1961GermanyRCA EPA - 40067", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Misprint, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Misprint, Reissue
1963GermanyRCA Victor EPA 40067", EP7", EP
1963GermanyRCA EPA - 40067", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Misprint, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Misprint, Reissue
1963JapanVictor CP 10887", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP
1965FranceRCA Victor 86 294 / RCA Victor 86.2947", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono
1965GermanyRCA Victor EPA 40067", EP, Reissue7", EP, Reissue
1965GermanyRCA Victor EPA 40067", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue
1965USRCA Victor EPA-4006 / RCA Victor EPA 40067", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1965USRCA Victor EPA-40067", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono
1965JapanVictor SCP-12367", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo
1967AustraliaRCA 200167", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
All 17 pressings from the 1960s
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1977AustraliaRCA Victor 200167", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
1977AustraliaRCA Victor 200167", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue
1977AustraliaRCA Victor 200167", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981UKRCA RCX 7191 / RCA PB97587", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1984Australia & New ZealandRCA Victor 200167", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue
2020s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2024BelgiumRCA EPA-40067", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl
2024FranceRCA 75 3647", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl
2024FranceRCA 75 3647", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited
2024FranceRCA 75 3647", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl
2024FranceRCA 75 3647", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl
2024FranceRCA 75 3647", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl
Year unknown15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaRCA Victor 200167"7"
?AustraliaRCA Victor 200167", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
?AustraliaRCA 20016 / RCA Victor 200167", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl
?Australia & New ZealandRCA Victor 200167", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?FranceRCA Victor 86 294 / RCA Victor 86.2947", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono
?FranceRCA 86.294 M / RCA Victor 86.2947", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono
?GermanyRCA EPA-4006 / RCA EPA 40067", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?GermanyRCA EPA - 4006 / RCA EPA 40067", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?GermanyRCA Victor EPA-40067", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?GermanyRCA EPA-4006 / RCA EPA 40067", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?NorwayRCA EPA 40067", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono
?UKHis Master's Voice 7EG 81997", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
?UKHis Master's Voice 7EG 8199 / His Master's Voice 7EG81997", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?UKHis Master's Voice 7EG 81997", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
?UKHis Master's Voice 7EG 81997", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP

Tracklist

  1. A1Love Me Tender
  2. A2Let Me
  3. B1Poor Boy
  4. B2We're Gonna Move

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Love Me Tender are there?

81 vinyl pressings of Love Me Tender are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1956 and 2024.

When was Love Me Tender first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor EPA 4006, released November 1956.

How do I tell if my copy of Love Me Tender is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPA 4006, EPA-4006, 7EG 8199, A72V-0083) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G2 WH7523-1S and G2 WH7524--8S. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Love Me Tender on vinyl worth?

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.

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