Vinyl pressings
by Arthur Fiedler · 1958
Pops Caviar was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 2 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.
H2 RP7156-6S I A1side A runout, variant 1
H2 RP7157-1S I B1side B runout, variant 1
H2 RP7156-11S I B2side A runout, variant 2
H2 RP7157-9S I A1side B runout, variant 2
H2RP-7156Runout A
H2RP-7157Runout B
H2 RP7156-12S 1 A1Runout A
H2 RP7157-9S 1 A1Runout B
H2 RP7156-2S A2 RRunout A
H2 RP7157-2S A1 RRunout B
H2RP-7156Label A
H2RP-7157Label B
K2 RY-2260-3S I A1Side 1
K2 RY-2261-1S A1 ISide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | UK | RCA RD-27071 / RCA LM-2202First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2202First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2202 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2202First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2202First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2202 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2202First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2202LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2202 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2202LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2202LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | France | RCA Victor 630.483 ALP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | RCA Italiana LSC-2202 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2202LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victor LSC-2202LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | RCA Victor Red Seal RDM 1010LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Pops Caviar are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1958 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2202, released March 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LM-2202, LSC-2202, RD-27071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H2 RP7156-6S I A1 and H2 RP7157-1S I B1. 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.
