Vinyl pressings
by Chet Atkins · 1959
Mister Guitar 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.
7 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 WY3964-1S ISide A runout, variant 1
K2 WY3965-1S ISide B runout, variant 1
K2 WY3964-1S A1 ISide A runout, variant 2
K2 WY3965-1S A1 ISide B runout, variant 2
K2 WP3962-2SRunout side A
K2 WP3963-6S ▵2Runout side B
K2 WY3964-4S HSide A stamped
K2 WY3965-5S HSide B stamped
K2WY-3964Side A Label
K2WY-3965Side B Label
K2 WP3962-4S HSide A Runout (Stamped)
K2 WP3963-4S HSide B Runout (Stamped)
K2WP-3962Side A Label
K2WP-3963Side B Label
K2 WY3964-2S A3 RSide A stamped
K2 WY3965-6S RSide B stamped
K2WY-3964Side A Label
K2WY-3965Side 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 LPM-2103 / RCA Victor LPM 2103First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2103 / RCA Victor LSP 2103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2103 / RCA Victor LPM 2103First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2103 / RCA Victor LSP 2103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2103 / RCA Victor LPM 2103First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2103 / RCA Victor LSP 2103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1961 | New Zealand | RCA Victor RPL 3363LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2103 / RCA Victor LSP-2103 RELP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2103LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LSP 2103 / RCA Victor LSP-2103 RELP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2103LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records LSP-2103LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2005 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records LSP-2103LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records LSP-2103LP, Album, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP 2103 / RCA Victor LSP-2103 RELP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Mister Guitar are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-2103.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-2103, LPM-2103) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K2 WY3964-1S I and K2 WY3965-1S 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.
