Vinyl pressings
by Elvis Presley · 1960
Such A Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 6 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.
45-9/L2WH-3540-X Manufactured in Germany Mü IIRunout side A
45-9/L2WH-3541-X Manufactured in Germany Mü IIRunout side B
L 2 WH-3540Label side A
L 2 WH-3541Label side B
45-9/L2WH-3540-X Manufactured in GermanyA side runout, stamped
45-9/L2WH-3541-X Manufactured in GermanyB side runout, stamped
L 2 WH-3540A side label
L 2 WH-3541B side label
A-Side: 45-9/L2WH-3540-X
B-Side: 45-9/L2WH-3541-X
L2PH-8099-1CRunout side A variant 1
L2PH-8100-1CRunout side B variant 1
L2PH-8100-1C MH 1A-Side Runout Var 2, Stamped
L2PH-8100-2C NH 1B-Side Runout Var 2, Stamped
L2PH-8099A-Side Label
L2PH-8100B-Side Label
L2PH-8099-2C
L2PH-8100-1C
L2PH-8099Side 1 label inverted
L2PH-8100Side 2 label inverted
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Denmark | RCA EPA-4361First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1960 | Germany | RCA EPA-4361 / RCA EPA 4361First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Germany | RCA EPA-4361 / RCA Victor EPA 4361First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Germany | RCA EPA-4361First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1960 | Ireland | RCA Victor ERCX190First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1960 | Italy | RCA Italiana EPA-4361 / RCA Italiana EPA 4361First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Italy | RCA Italiana EPA-4361 / RCA Italiana EPA 4361First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1960 | UK | RCA Victor RCX 190 / RCA RCX 190First year7", EP, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Uruguay | RCA Victor AVE-357First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1960 | UK | RCA RCX-190 / RCA RCX 190First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | RCA RCX-190First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Japan | Victor SCP-10027", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1962 | Japan | Victor CP-10367", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA EPA 4361 / RCA EPA-46317", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCX 1907", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | RCA RCX 7195 / RCA RCX 7195 (PB 9903)7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor AVE- 3577", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor AVE- 3577", 45 RPM, EP, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor 20255 / RCA 202557", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | RCA 202557", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor 20255 / RCA 202557", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor 20255 / RCA 202557", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Germany | RCA EPA-43617", EP | 7", EP |
| ? | UK | RCA 45-RCX 7195 (PB 9903)7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor RCX 190 / RCA Victor EPA 43617", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
31 vinyl pressings of Such A Night are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1960 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in Germany, UK, Denmark, Ireland and more. One of them is RCA EPA-4361.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPA-4361, RCX-190, RCX 190, ERCX190) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-9/L2WH-3540-X Manufactured in Germany Mü II and 45-9/L2WH-3541-X Manufactured in Germany Mü II. 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.
