Vinyl pressings
by Chris Connor · 1956
Chris was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
BCP 56A I-I-Side A runout, variant 1
BCP 56B I-I-Side B runout, variant 1
BCP 56A Ｉ1Side A runout, variant 2
BCP 56B Ｉ1Side B runout, variant 2
BCP 56ASide A runout
BCP 56BSide B runout
BCP-56Side A and B labels
BCP-56-S1
BCP-56-S2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Canada | Bethlehem Records BCP-56First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-56 / Bethlehem Records BCP 56First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-56 / Bethlehem Records BCP 56First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Australia | London Records H.B.A. 1074 / London Records HBA 1074LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | London Records HB-N1074 / London Records HB-N 1074LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-56LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-56LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-56LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Ember Records International Ltd EMB 3341LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Japan | Bethlehem Records 22AP 234LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Japan | Bethlehem Records 22AP 234LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Bethlehem Records YP-7102LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japan | Bethlehem Records YP-7102LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Angel Records HV 3011 / Angel Records HV-3011LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Bethlehem Records PAP-23024LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | London Records HBM-N 107410", Album | 10", Album |
| ? | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-56LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-56LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-56 / Bethlehem Records BCP 56LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
19 vinyl pressings of Chris are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1956 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Canada. One of them is Bethlehem Records BCP-56, released June 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BCP-56) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BCP 56A I-I- and BCP 56B I-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.
