Vinyl pressings
by Chet Atkins · 1959
Hum And Strum Along With Chet Atkins was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 2 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.
K2 WY1195-2S I B1Side A, variant 1
K2 WY1196-2S I C1Side B, variant 1
K2 WY1195-2S I A3Side A, variant 2
K2 WY1196-2S I A2Side B, variant 2
K2 WP1193-1S A-1 IStamped, Side A Runout [variant 1]
K2 WP1194-1S A-2 IStamped, Side B Runout [variant 1]
K2 WP1193-1S I A2Stamped, Side A Runout [variant 2]
KW WP1194-1S I A3Stamped, Side B Runout [variant 2]
K2 WP1193-6S A2 Rside A runout
K2 WP1194 3S A2 Rside B runout
K2WP-1193side A label
K2WP-1194side B label
K2 WP1193-4Sside 2 runout
K2 WP1194 4Sside 2 runout
K2WP-1193side 1 label
K2WP-1194side 1 label
K2 WY1195-1SStamped Side A
K2 WY1196-1SStamped Side B
K2WY-1195Label Side A
K2WY-1196Label Side B
K2 WP1193-2SSide A runout, stamped
K2 WP1194-2SSide B runout, stamped
K2WP-1193Side A label
K2WP-1194Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2025 / RCA Victor LPM 2025First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2025 / RCA Victor LPM 2025First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2025 / RCA Victor LPM 2025First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2025 / RCA Victor LPM 2025First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2025First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2025 / RCA Victor LSP 2025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1961 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-2025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2025 / RCA Victor LPM-2025 RELP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2025 / RCA Victor LSP-2025 RELP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Singapore | RCA Camden PSS 0480 / RCA Camden PSM/PSS-0480LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2025 / RCA Victor LSP 2025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2025 RE / RCA Victor LSP-2025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2025 / RCA Victor LSP 2025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Hum And Strum Along With Chet Atkins are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-2025, released February 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-2025, LPM-2025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K2 WY1195-2S I B1 and K2 WY1196-2S I C1. 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.
