Vinyl pressings
by Chet Atkins · 1955
A Session With Chet Atkins was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1955, 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.
E4 VP8543-3S I D2Side A runout, variant 1
E4 VP8544-5S I A2Side B runout, variant 1
E4 VP8543-3S I D1Side A runout, variant 2
E4 VP8544-3S I C1Side B runout, variant 2
E4VH-1077Side 1 label
E4VH-1078Side 2 label
E4VH-1079Side 3 label
E4VH-1080Side 4 label
E4 VP8543-2SSide 1 runouts
E4 VP8544-2SSide 2 runouts
E4VP-8543Side 1 label
E4VP-8544Side 2 label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-1090 / RCA Victor LPM 1090First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1090 / RCA Victor LPM 1090First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor EPB-1090 / RCA Victor EPB 1090First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | Spain | RCA 3L10044LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1090 RELP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP 1090(e)LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Japan | RCA RMP-5037LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-1090LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA LPM-1090-CLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | RCA LPM-1090LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-1090(e)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of A Session With Chet Atkins are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1955 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-1090.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-1090, EPB-1090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E4 VP8543-3S I D2 and E4 VP8544-5S I 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.
