Vinyl pressings
by Chet Atkins · 1964
Reminiscing was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
RPRM - - 1869 - - 6 SA Side runout, etched, var. 1
RPRM - - 1870 - - 6 SB Side runout, etched, var. 1
RPRM-1869- - 8S A2 IA Side runout, stamped, var. 2
RPRM-1870 - - 4S I A1B Side runout, stamped, var. 2
RPRS-1871--4S H ASide A runout stamped
RPRS--1872--3S H ASide B runout stamped
RSPS-1871Side A label
RPRS-1872Side B label
RPRS--1871--2S Ⅰ A1side A runout stamped, Variant 1
RPRS--1872--2S Ⅰ A1side B runout stamped, Variant 1
RPRS--1871--2S Ⅰ A3side A runout stamped, Variant 2
RPRS--1872--5S Ⅰ A1side B runout stamped, Variant 2
RPRS-1871Side A Runout
RPRS-1872Side B Runout
RPRS-1871Side A Label
RPRS-1872Side B Label
RPRS-1871/2Rockaway Pressing
RPRM--1869--5S A1 RA runout
RPRM--1870--5S A1 RB runout
RPRM-1869A label
RPRM-1870B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | RCA Victor LPM-2952 / RCA Victor LPM 2952First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Australia | RCA Victor LPM-2952 / RCA Victor LPM 2952First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Australia | RCA LSP-2952First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2952First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2952 / RCA Victor LSP 2952First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-2952 / RCA Victor LSP 2952First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-2952 / RCA Victor LPM 2952First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | RCA Victor RD 7691 / RCA Victor LSM 2952First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | RCA RD7691First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2952 / RCA Victor LPM 2952First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2952 / RCA Victor LSP 2952First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2952 / RCA Victor LSP 2952First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2952 / RCA Victor LSP 2952First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2952First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2952 / RCA Victor LPM 2952First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-2952LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Reminiscing are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1964 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-2952.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-2952, LSP-2952, RD 7691, RD7691) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RPRM - - 1869 - - 6 S and RPRM - - 1870 - - 6 S. 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.
