Vinyl pressings
by Chris Connor · 1955
This Is Chris was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. 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 1955, the album's first year. 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-20 side 1Var 1 A Side Etch
BCP-20 side 2Var 1 B Side Etch
BCP-20 SIDE 1 [I over ⌶ rotated 90°]Var 2 A Side Etch
BCP-20 SIDE 2 [I over ⌶ rotated 90°]Var 2 B Side Etch
BCP-20 side 1Side A runout
BCP-20-side 2Side B runout
BCP-20 SIDE 1 H-Side A runout
BCP-20 SIDE 2 H-Side B runout
BCP-20 SIDE 1 H-Side A runout
BCP-20 SIDE 2 H-Side B runout
BCP-20 A1 U.S.PAT.# RE 23,946 G B PAT.# 713,418Side A
BCP-20 B2 U.S.PAT.# RE 23,946 G B PAT.# 713,418Side B
BCP-20 A1 ᴜ.s. ᴘᴀᴛ.# ʀᴇ ₂₃,₉₄₆ ɢ.ʙ. ᴘᴀᴛ.# ₇₁₃,₄₁₈A Side Etch exc Patent stamps
BCP-20-B2 1 ☆ ᴜ.s. ᴘᴀᴛ.# ʀᴇ ₂₃,₉₄₆ ɢ.ʙ. ᴘᴀᴛ.# ₇₁₃,₄₁₈B Side Etch exc 1, ☆, Pat. stamps
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-20First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-20 / Bethlehem Records BCP20First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-20First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-20 / Bethlehem Records BCP20First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-20 / Bethlehem Records BCP20First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-20 / Bethlehem Records BCP20First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-20 / Bethlehem Records BCP20First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Australia | London Records LZ-NA 14036 / London Records LZ-NA-14036LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | UK | London Records LZ-N 14036 / London American Recordings LZ-N 14036LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Japan | Angel Records HV 3021 / Angel Records HV-3021LP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | Polydor MP 2334LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Japan | Bethlehem Records 22AP 233LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | Bethlehem Records BCP 6010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Bethlehem Records YP-7101-BELP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-20LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Bethlehem Records BCP-20 / Fresh Sound Records FSR-2062LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1992 | Japan | Bethlehem Records COJY-9025LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | Bethlehem Records BCP-20LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | London Records LLF 1005 / London Records LLF.1005LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Bethlehem Records PAP-23029LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records HV 3021 / Angel Records HV-3021LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Bethlehem Records PAP-23029(M)LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | Japan | Bethlehem Records PAP-23029(M)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | London Records LZ-N 14036LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-20 / Bethlehem Records BCP20LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Bethlehem Records BCP 20LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Bethlehem Records BCP-20 / Bethlehem Records BCP20LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
27 vinyl pressings of This Is Chris are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1955 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US. One of them is Bethlehem Records BCP-20, released August 1955.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BCP-20) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BCP-20 side 1 and BCP-20 side 2. 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.
