Vinyl pressings
by Chet Atkins · 1966
Music From Nashville My Home Town was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 4 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.
TCRS-3874S A R[Variant 1] Side A - stamped
TCRS-3875-2S B R[Variant 1] Side B - stamped
TCRS-3874--4S A1 R[Variant 2] Side A - stamped
TCRS-3875--2S A1 R[Variant 2] Side B - stamped
TCRM--3872--2S A2 RSide A runout
TCRM--3873--2S A1 RSide B runout
TCRM-3872Side A label
TCRM-3873Side B label
TCRS- -3874- -1SSide A
TCRS- -3875- -1SSide B
TCRS-3874
TCRS-3875
TCRS-3874S A R
TCRS-3875-2S B R
TCRS-3874Side A Label
TCRS-3875Side B Label
TCRS - - 3874 - - 1S H
TCRS - - 3875 - - 1S H
TCRM--3872--1S H ARunout side A
TCRM--3873--1S H ARunout side B
TCRM-3872Label side A
TCRM-3873Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | RCA Camden CAS-7065 / RCA Camden CAS 7065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | RCA Camden CAL 981First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | RCA Camden CAS-981 / RCA Camden CAS 981First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | RCA Camden CAS-981 / RCA Camden CAS 981First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Camden CAS-981 / RCA Camden CAS 981First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Camden CAL-981 / RCA Camden CAL 981First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | RCA Camden CAS-981First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Camden CAL-981 / RCA Camden CAS 981First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Camden CAS-981 / RCA Camden CAS 981First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Camden CAL-981 / RCA Camden CAL 981First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | RCA Camden CAL-981 / RCA Camden CAL 981First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | RCA Camden CAL-981 / RCA Camden CAL 981First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA Camden CAS-981 / RCA Camden CAS 981 (TCRS-3874)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Camden CAS-981 / RCA Camden CAS 981 (TCRS-3874)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Camden CAS-981 / RCA Camden CAS 981LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS-981 / RCA Camden CAS 981LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS-981 / RCA Camden CAS 981LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Camden CAS-981 / RCA Camden CAS 981LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Music From Nashville My Home Town are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany. One of them is RCA Camden CAS-981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAS-981, CAL-981, CAS-7065, CAL 981) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TCRS-3874S A R and TCRS-3875-2S B R. 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.
