Vinyl pressings
by Chet Atkins · 1968
Hometown Guitar was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 5 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.
WPRS-2074--2S I A2Runout side A, stamped
WPRS-2075--2S A2 IRunout side B, stamped
WPRS-2074Side A Label
WPRS-2075Side B Label
WPRS-2074--3S HSide A Runout - Stamped
WPRS-2075--4S HSide B Runout - Stamped
WPRS-2074Side A Label
WPRS-2075Side B Label
WPRS-2704--4S ɪ A2Side A Runout Stamped
WPRS-2704--2S ɪ D1Side B Runout Stamped
WPRS-2704Side A Label
WPRS-2705Side B Label
WPRS-2074 --1S A1 RDead Wax Side A
WPRS-2075--1S A1 RDead Wax Side B
WPRS-2074 - - 25 STEREOSide A Runout Stamped
WPRS-2075 - - 25 STEREOSide B Runout Stamped
WPRS-2704 g tSide A Runout etched side 1
WPRS-2705 g tSide B Runout etched side 2
WPRS-2704Side A Label
WPRS-2705Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-4017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-4017 / RCA Victor LSP 4017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-4017 / RCA Victor LSP 4017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-4017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-4017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LSP-4017 / RCA Victor LSP 4017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4017 / RCA Victor LSP 4017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4017 / RCA Victor LSP 4017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | RCA Victor LPM-4017 / RCA Victor LPM-4017First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | RCA Victor RD 7986LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-729LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1969 | UK | RCA Victor SF 7986LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | RCA Victor RD 7986LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-4017 / RCA Victor LSP 4017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-4017 / RCA Victor LSP 4017LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Hometown Guitar are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-4017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-4017, LPM-4017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WPRS-2074--2S I A2 and WPRS-2075--2S A2 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.
