Vinyl pressings
by Henry Mancini And His Orchestra And Chorus · 1970
Mancini Country was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ZPRS-9017-5S -I C3Variant 1, Side A runout, stamped
ZPRS-9018-5S -I B2Variant 1, SIde B runout, stamped
ZPRS-9018-5S -I A3Variant 2, Side A runout, stamped
ZPRS-9018-5S -I A2Variant 2, Side B runout, stamped
ZPRS-9017-3SA2F RSide A runout
ZPRS-9018-3S A5D RSIde B runout
ZPRS-9017Side A label
ZPRS-9018Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-4307First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4307First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | RCA Victor LSP-4307First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Venezuela | RCA Victor LPVS-1151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | RCA Victor SF 8160LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Taiwan | Giant TD-1092LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1971 | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-4307LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | RCA R4P-5025LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Spain | RCA Victor LSP-4307LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Czechoslovakia | Opus 9113 1217LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Australia | RCA International AYL 1 3668LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | RCA AYL1-3668LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA AYL1-3668LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-4307LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AFL1-4307LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-4307LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Mancini Country are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1970 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada, Venezuela. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-4307.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-4307, LPVS-1151) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZPRS-9017-5S -I C3 and ZPRS-9018-5S -I B2. 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.
