Vinyl pressings
by Chet Atkins · 1967
Chet was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
UCRS - - 3475 - - 5 S I D2Runout side A
UCRS - 3476 - - 4 S I A1Runout side B
CAS-2182 (UCRS-3475)Label side A
CAS-2182 (UCRS-3476)Label side B
UCRM-3473- -2S RSide A runout, stamped (exc. R), variant 1
UCRM-3474- -2S A1Side B runout, stamped (exc. A1), variant 1
UCRS-3475 TGSide 1 runouts
UCRS-3476-2 TGSide 2 runouts
UCRS-3475Side 1 label
UCRS-3476Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | RCA Camden CAS-2182 / RCA Camden CAS 2182First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Australia | RCA Camden CAL 2182 / RCA Camden CAL 2182First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Australia | RCA Camden CAS-2182First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | RCA Camden CAS-2182 / RCA Camden CAS 2182First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL-2182 / RCA Camden CAL 2182First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | RCA Camden CAS-2182 / RCA Camden CAS 2182First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Camden CAS-2182 / RCA Camden CAS 2182First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Camden CAL-2182First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | RCA Camden RGP-1017LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | RCA Victor 32-341LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | RCA Camden CAS-2182LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Camden CAS 2181LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Camden CDS 1014LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS-2182 / RCA Camden CAS 2182LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS-2182 / RCA Camden CAS 2182LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS-2182 / RCA Camden CAS 2182LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS-2182 / RCA Camden CAS 2182LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Chet are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany. One of them is RCA Camden CAS-2182.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAS-2182, CAL-2182, CAL 2182) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UCRS - - 3475 - - 5 S I D2 and UCRS - 3476 - - 4 S I A1. 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.
