Vinyl pressings
by Henry Mancini And His Orchestra · 1960
The Mancini Touch was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
K2 PY5496-1S I A1Side A runout, variant 1
K2 PY5497-1S I A1Side B runout, variant 1
K2 PY5496-1S I B2Side A runout, variant 2
K2 PY5497-1S I A3Side B runout, variant 2
K2 PY5496-4S HRunout Side A
K2 PY5497-5S HRunout Side B
KSPY-5496Label side A
KSPY-5497Label side B
K2 PY5496-5S B2 RSide A variant 1
K2 PY5497-2S I2 R A3Side B variant 1
K2 PY5496-5S D2Side A variant 2
K2 PY5497-2S I2 R A3Side B variant 2
K2 PP5494-3S A3 RSide A
K2 PP5495-6S A1 RSide B
K2 PY5496-1S A2 IRunout A
K2 PY5497-1S I A1Runout B
K2PY-5496Label A
K2PY-5497Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | RCA SL10866First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2101First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2101 / RCA Victor LPM 2101First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2101 / RCA Victor LPM 2101First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2101First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor PRS-159-4LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2101LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2101LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of The Mancini Touch are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1960 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-2101, released January 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-2101, LPM-2101, SL10866) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K2 PY5496-1S I A1 and K2 PY5497-1S I A1. 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.
