Vinyl pressings
by Chet Atkins · 1967
It's A Guitar World was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, 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.
LP-Ste-TPRS-1727-X B Manufactured in Germany S-HSide A runout, stamped, S-H etched
LP-Ste-TPRS-1728-X E Manufactured in Germany S-HSide B runout, stamped, S-H etched
TPRM -1725- 1S HSide A Stamped
TPRM -1726- 1S HSide B Stamped
TPRM -1726- 3SSide A Stamped
TPRM -1726- 3SSide B Stamped
TPRS-1727-3SRunout, side A, variant 1
TPRS-1728-3SRunout, side B, variant 1
TPRS-1727-3S HRunout, side A, variant 2
TPRS-1728-3S HRunout, side B, variant 2
TPRS-1727--4S I Λ2side A runout stamped
TPRS-1728--1S I ΛCside B runout stamped
TPRS-1727side A label
TPRS-1728side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | RCA LPM-3728First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | RCA LSP-3728First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-3728First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-3728First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 3728First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Japan | Victor SHP-5612First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LSP-3728First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | RCA Victor SF 7882 (LSP 3728)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7882First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | RCA Victor RD7882LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3728First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP 3728First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP 3728 / RCA Victor LSP-3728First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP 3728First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP 3728First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | RCA Victor SF-7882 / RCA Victor LSP 3728LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor SF-7882 / RCA Victor LSP-3728LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP 3728 / RCA Victor LSP-3728LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of It's A Guitar World are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Germany, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP 3728.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP 3728, SF 7882 (LSP 3728), RD-7882, LPM-3728) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LP-Ste-TPRS-1727-X B Manufactured in Germany S-H and LP-Ste-TPRS-1728-X E Manufactured in Germany S-H. 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.
