Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1956
Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me 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.
36 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 9 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.
G2 WW-4767-20S-5 [Anvil symbol]A runout, variant 1
G2 WW-5937-24S-2 [Anvil symbol]B runout, variant 1
G2 WW-4767-20S [Anvil symbol]A runout, variant 2
G2 WW-5937-26S [Anvil symbol]B runout, variant 2
GW WW4767-21SA-side runout, stamped
GW WW5937-25S-3B-side runout, stamped
GW WW4767-7S A1A-side runout, stamped
GW WW5937-19S A1B-side runout, stamped
G2 WW4767-7S A1 RSide A
G2 WW5937-20 S A2 RSide B
G2WW-4767Label side A
G2WW-5937Label side B
G2 WW4767-8S V1 RA-side runout, stamped
G2 WW5937-4S V3B-side runout, stamped
G2WW-4767A-side label
G2WW-5937B-side label
G2 WW4767-2S I 2Stamped in runout, side A
G2 WW5937-14S I A2Stamped in runout, side B
G2WW-4767Label A
G2WW-5937Label B
G2 WW4767-16S I RCA BRunout, side A
G2 WW5937-11S RCA ARunout, side B
G2WW-4767Label A
G2WW-5937Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Unknown | His Master's Voice 45-JO 465First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1956 | Australia | RCA 10247First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Belgium | RCA 20.6643First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor 20-6643First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-6643First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1956 | Denmark | RCA 47-6643First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | Germany | RCA 47-6643First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1956 | Italy | RCA A25V-0524First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | South Africa | RCA 71.104First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 253First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | UK | His Master's Voice POP. 253First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | UK | His Master's Voice POP. 253First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor 20-6643First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor 47-6643First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor 20-6643First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Germany | RCA 47-66437", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1961 | Germany | RCA 47-66437", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-66437", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor 447-06167", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1969 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-66437", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | RCA Victor 49788 (447 0616) / RCA Victor 49.7887", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Japan | RCA SS-10067", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1972 | Japan | Victor SS-10067", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | Canada | RCA Victor 447-06167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | RCA PB-111087", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Styrene, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 1977 | US | RCA 447-06167", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | RCA PB-111087", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 1977 | US | RCA Victor 447-06167", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | RCA 447-06167", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | RCA PB-111087", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 1977 | US | RCA 447-06167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1979 | Spain | RCA Victor PB-1108 / RCA PB-11087", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RPS-38(M) / RCA 47-66437", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RPS-38(M) / RCA 47-66437", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1987 | Unknown | Maybellene MBR-557", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1987 | Europe | Maybellene 557", Picture Disc, Limited Edition, 45 RPM, Single · Limited, Picture disc | 7", Picture Disc, Limited Edition, 45 RPM, Single · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1987 | Germany | Maybellene 557", Picture Disc, Limited Edition, 45 RPM, Single · Limited, Picture disc | 7", Picture Disc, Limited Edition, 45 RPM, Single · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1987 | Germany | Maybellene 557", Picture Disc, Limited Edition, 45 RPM, Single · Limited, Picture disc | 7", Picture Disc, Limited Edition, 45 RPM, Single · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | RCA Victor 47-66437", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA 102477", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor 102477", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | RCA 102477", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Belgium | RCA Victor 47.66437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 447-06167", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 447-06167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Maybellene 533 / Maybellene MBR-5337", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | France | RCA PB 1108 / RCA Victor PB 11087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | France | RCA 45.4537", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 47-66437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA 47-66437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 47-66437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA 20-6643Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Germany | RCA 47-66437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Japan | RCA SS-10067", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
93 vinyl pressings of Love Me Tender / Anyway You Want Me are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1956 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-6643, released September 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-6643, 20-6643, 45-JO 465, 45-POP 253) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G2 WW-4767-20S-5 [Anvil symbol] and G2 WW-5937-24S-2 [Anvil symbol]. 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.
