Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1979
Our Memories Of Elvis was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 13 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.
AQL1-3279A-1S I Λ1Side A, stamped, variant 1
AQL1-3279B-1S I Λ3Side B, stamped, variant 1
AQL1-3279A-1S I D1Side A, stamped, variant 2
AQL1-3279B-1S I A4Side B, stamped, variant 2
AQL1-3279A-1S U I̶ Λ2Side A - Stamped
AQL1-3279B-1S U I̶ Λ3Side B - Stamped
Q (The Q that was stamped was re-etched over by hand)Side B - Etched
AQL1-3279-A-3SSide A, etched
AQL103279-B-3SSide B, etched
AQL1-3279-ASide A, label
AQL1-3279-BSide B, label
PL-13279-A-1E 'W' A3DRunout A
PL-13279-B-1E A1CRunout B
PL 13279 A-1Side A runout, stamped
PL 13279 B-1Side B runout, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | RCA Victor APL-1-3279 / RCA Victor APL 1 3279First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1 3279First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Brazil | RCA 104.4132First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Canada | RCA Victor AQL1-32-79First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Chile | RCA AQL1-3279 / RCA Victor AQL1-3279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | RCA Victor PL 13279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 13279First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Japan | RCA RVP-6381First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | RCA PL-13279 / RCA Victor PL-13279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Spain | RCA Victor PL-13279 / RCA PL-13279First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | UK | RCA PL 13279 / RCA AQLI 3279First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | RCA PL-13279First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | US | RCA AQL1-3279 / RCA Victor AQL1-3279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | RCA AQL1-3279 / RCA Victor AQL1-3279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Venezuela | RCA Victor LPVS-1878First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | South Korea | Jigu Records JRPL-3275LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | RCA 38-646LP | LP |
22 vinyl pressings of Our Memories Of Elvis are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1979 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Japan and more. One of them is RCA AQL1-3279, released February 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AQL1-3279, PL 13279, PL-13279, APL1 3279) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AQL1-3279A-1S I Λ1 and AQL1-3279B-1S I Λ3. 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.
