Vinyl pressings
by Chet Atkins · 1966
Chet Atkins Picks On The Beatles was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 9 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.
SPRS-3155--3S Bivariant 1, side A
SPRS-3156--12S A5variant 1, side B
SPRS-3155--3S IVvariant 2, side A
SPRS-3156--12S IVvariant 2, side B
SPRM-3153--2S A1 RA-Side Runout Etching
SPRM-3154--2S A1 RB-Side Runout Etching
SPRM-3153A-Side Label
SPRM-3154B-Side Label
SPRM-3153--3S I C1Side A runout
SPRM-3154--7S I A1Side B runout
SPRM-3153Side A label
SPRM-3154Side B label
SPRM-3153--4SStamped A
SPRM-3154--1SStamped B
SPRM-3153Label A
SPRM-3154Label B
SPRM-3153--4S HSide A stamped
SPRM-3154--1S HSide B stamped
SPRM-3153Side A label
SPRM-3154Side B label
SPRS-3155--2S HSide A stamped
SPRS-3156--11S HSide B stamped
SPRS-3155Side A label
SPRS-3156Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-3531 / RCA Victor LSP 3531First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-3531First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | RCA Victor 435.033First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-3531First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Japan | Victor SRA-5035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LPM-3531First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | South Africa | RCA Victor 32.101First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7813First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | RCA Victor RD.7813First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | RCA Victor RD.7813First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3531 / RCA Victor LSP 3531First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3531 / RCA Victor LPM 3531First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3531 / RCA Victor LPM 3531First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3531First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3531 / RCA Victor LPM 3531First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | RCA ANL1-2002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | RCA NL 12002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor LPM-3531LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-3531LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | India | RCA ANL1-2002 / RCA Victor ANL1-2002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Master of Music ML-1258LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA ANL1-2002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-3531 / RCA Victor LSP 3531LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Chet Atkins Picks On The Beatles are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1966 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-3531.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-3531, LPM-3531, RD-7813, RD.7813) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPRS-3155--3S Bi and SPRS-3156--12S A5. 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.
