Vinyl pressings
by Chet Atkins · 1961
Chet Atkins' Workshop was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 7 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.
M2PO-4849-1S A1 R RSide A Runout
M2PO-4850-1S A1 RSide B Runout
M2PO-4851-1S A2 R RSide C Runout
M2PO-4852-1S A1 R RSide D Runout
L2 WY2665 10SSide A runout, variant 1
L2WY 2666 14SSide B runout, variant 1
L2 WY2665-10S D3 ISide A runout, variant 2
L2 WY2666-16S A2 ISide B runout, variant 2
L2 WP2663-10S ISide 1 Runout, Stamped (Variant 1)
L2 WP2664-10S ISide 2 Runout, Stamped (Variant 1)
L2 WP2663-10S A5 ISide 1 Runout, Stamped (Variant 2)
L2 WP2664-10S I B2Side 2 Runout, Stamped (Variant 2)
L2WY-2665•14S HRunout Side A, Etched
L2WY-2666•15S HRunout Side B, Etched
L2WY-2665Matrix Side A, On Label
L2WY-2666Matrix Side B, On Label
L2WP-2663-IBMatrix Side A, On Label
L2WP-2664-IBMatrix Side B, On 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2232 / RCA Victor LPM 2232First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2232 / RCA Victor LSP 2232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-2232 / RCA Victor LSP 2232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | New Zealand | RCA RPL 3224First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | New Zealand | RCA RPL 3224LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | South Africa | RCA Victor 31.469 / RCA Victor LPM-2232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Spain | RCA LPM 2232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | UK | RCA Victor RD-27214First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2232 / RCA Victor LPM 2322First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2232 / RCA Victor LPM 2322First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor RD27214First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2232 / RCA Victor LPM 2322First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Netherlands | RCA Victor NL-42999LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | DOL DOS659HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | US | Modern Harmonic MH-8064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Chile | RCA Victor LSP-2232LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2232LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Chet Atkins' Workshop are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1961 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Victor 2232, released December 25, 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2232, LSP-2232, LPM-2232, RD27214) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M2PO-4849-1S A1 R R and M2PO-4850-1S A1 R. 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.
