Vinyl pressings
by Chet Atkins · 1957
Hi-Fi In Focus was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 3 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 WP-6255-1S ISide A, Variant 1
H2 WP-6255-6S ISide B, Variant 1
H2 WP-6255-1S I E2Side A, Variant 2
H2 WP-6255-6S I A2Side B, Variant 2
H2 WP6255--2S AI Rside A runout stamped
H2 WP6255--2S AI Rside B runout stamped
H2WP-6255Side A Label
H2WP-6256Side B Label
H2 WP6255-6S HSide A runout - stamped
H2 WP6255-2S H ASide B runout - stamped
(H2WP-6255)Side A label
(H2WP-6256)Side B label
H2 WP6255-4SA-Side Stamped runout
H2 WP6256-4SB-Side Stamped runout
H2 WP6255-24SA-Side Stamped runout
H2WP-6256 #B-Side Stamped runout
H2 WP6255-24SA-Side Stamped runout
H2WP-6256 #B-Side Stamped runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-1577First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-1577First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-1577First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Japan | Victor LS-5058First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1577 / RCA Victor LPM 1577First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1577 / RCA Victor LPM 1577First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1577 / RCA Victor LPM 1577First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Spain | RCA 3L10093LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1577 RE / RCA Victor LPM-1577LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1577 / RCA Victor LPM-1577 RELP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Modern Harmonic MH-8061 / RCA Victor LPM 1577LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | RCA Victor LPM-1577 / RCA Victor LPM-1577 RELP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Hi-Fi In Focus are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1957 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-1577, released October 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-1577, LS-5058) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H2 WP-6255-1S I and H2 WP-6255-6S I. 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.
