Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1985
Reconsider Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
AFL1-5418a-1Variant 1, etched
AFL1-5418b-1Variant 1, etched
AFL1-5418A-1 A1 (A1 stamped) JGVariant 2, etched
AFL1-5418B-1 A2(2 scratched out)1(stamped) JGVariant 2, etched
DM B-2420 A-1/85S IIStamped runout A
DM B-2420 B-1/85S IIStamped runout B
DM B-2420 A-1/85S II
DM B-2420 B-1/85S II
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA AFL1-5418First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA APL1 5418First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | Europe | RCA PL 85418 / RCA PL85418First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | Germany | RCA PL 85418First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20340First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | Japan | RCA RPL-8298First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | Spain | RCA Victor PL 85418LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1985 | Spain | RCA Victor PL-85418First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1985 | Spain | RCA/Ariola-Ariola/RCA PL-85418First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | RCA AFL1-5418First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | US | RCA AFL1-5418First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Brazil | RCA 150.4038LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 70042 / BMG 7863 55418-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Reconsider Baby are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1985 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Australia & New Zealand, Europe, Germany and more. One of them is RCA AFL1-5418.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFL1-5418, APL1 5418, PL 85418, RCLP 20340) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AFL1-5418a-1 and AFL1-5418b-1. 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.
