Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1975
Promised Land was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 14 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.
APL1 0873A 1S I [Kling signature] A5Runout A, variant 1
APL1 0873B 1S I [Kling signature] A2Runout B, variant 1
APL1 0873A 1S I [Kling signature] A3Runout A, variant 2
APL1 0873B 1S I [Kling signature] A4Runout B, variant 2
APL1-0873-A-3S H ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KSide A, var 1 Stamped
APL1-0873-B-2S H ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KSide B, var 1 Stamped
APD1-0873-ASide 1 Label
APD1-0873-BSide 2 Label
APLI-0873-A-IE BILBO
APLI-0873-B-2E DB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | RCA Victor APL 1-0873First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-0873First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.4063First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-0873First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-0873First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | RCA APL1-0873First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | RCA APL 1-0873 / RCA Victor APL 1-0873First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | RCA APL1-0873 / RCA 26.21454First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | RCA APL1-0873 / RCA 26.21454First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Jamaica | RCA Victor APL1-0873First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | RCA R4P-5078First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Netherlands | RCA Victor APL1-0873First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | RCA Victor APL1-0873First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | RCA APL-1-0873 / RCA Victor APL-1-0873First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | RCA Victor APL1-0873First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0945 / RCA 9116 0945LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9116 0945 / RCA 9116 0945LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK & Europe | RCA PL80873LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Australia | RCA International VAL1-0505LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK & Europe | RCA PL80873LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Friday Music FRM-0873 / RCA Victor 88875063041LP, Reissue, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Friday Music FRM-0873 / Sony Music Commercial Music Group 88875063041LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | RCA Victor MOVLP2691 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP2691LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | RCA MOVLP2691 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP2691LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-0873LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | RCA Victor 140.4063LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | RCA APL1-0873 / RCA Victor APL1-0873LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA APL 1-0873 / RCA 26.21454LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA APL1-0873LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
51 vinyl pressings of Promised Land are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1975 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Italy, Japan and more. One of them is RCA APL1-0873, released January 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APL1-0873, APD1-0873, APL 1-0873, RCA-6266) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APL1 0873A 1S I [Kling signature] A5 and APL1 0873B 1S I [Kling signature] A2. 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.
