US
January 1963- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor 47-8134
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single · Company Sleeve
- Runout / matrix
PPKM-2724-1SSide A Runout
PPKM-2725-1SSide B Runout
PPKM-2724Side A Label
PPKM-2725Side B Label
Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1963
One Broken Heart For Sale 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.
27 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 16 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.
PPKM-2724-1SSide A Runout
PPKM-2725-1SSide B Runout
PPKM-2724Side A Label
PPKM-2725Side B Label
PPKM_2724_4SSide A Runout, variant 1
PPKM_2725_4SSide B Runout, variant 1
PPKM_2724_4S I A2Side A Runout, variant 2
PPKM_2725_4S B3 ISide B Runout, variant 2
PPKM-2724-7S HSide A runout
PPKM-2725-7S HSide B runout
PPKM-2724Side A label
PPKM-2725Side B label
PPKM-2724-2S RSide A Runout
PPKM-2725-1S 51 RSide B Runout
PPKM-2724-1S A2 RVariant 2, Side A Runout
PPKM-2725-3S RVariant 2, Side B Runout
PPKM-2724-2CSide A
PPKM-2725-1CSide B
PPKM2724Label side A
PPKM2725Label side B
PPKM-2724-2CRunout A: Machine stamped
PPKM-2725-1CRunout B: Machine stamped
(PPKM.2724)Label A-side
(PPKM.2725)Label B-side
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 | Australia | RCA 101466First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Brazil | RCA Victor LC-16028First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA 47-8134First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Ireland | RCA Victor 45 - ERC 1337First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Victor 45N 1340 / RCA Victor 47-8134First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Japan | Victor SS-1330First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Mexico | RCA Victor 76-1637First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 60335First year7" | 7" |
| 1963 | South Africa | RCA Victor 41.602First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Southern Rhodesia | RCA Victor 41.602First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Spain | RCA Victor 47-8134First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor 45-RCA-1337First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor 45-RCA-1337First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor 45-RCA 1337First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor 45-RCA 1337First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor 447-06407", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | France | RCA Victor 49.816 / RCA Victor 498167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | RCA Victor 47-8134 / Collectables 47-81347", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Chile | RCA Victor 47-81347", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Denmark | RCA Victor 47-8134 / RCA 47-81347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Denmark | RCA Victor 47-81347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | RCA Victor 45.5317", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor 45-RCA 13377", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | RCA Victor 47-81347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
39 vinyl pressings of One Broken Heart For Sale are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1963 and 2001.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Greece and more. One of them is RCA Victor 47-8134, released January 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-8134, 45-RCA 1337, 45-RCA-1337, 47g 924) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PPKM-2724-1S and PPKM-2725-1S. 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.