Vinyl pressings
by Henry Mancini · 1964
The Best Of Mancini 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.
22 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 8 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.
PPRS - 2767 - 5S A2 RSide A stamped variant 1
PPRS - 2768 - 9S A1 RSide B stamped variant 1
-PPRS-2767--2S A2 RSide 1 stamped variant 2
-PPRS-2768--4S A1 RSide 2 stamped variant 2
PPRM-2765--1S A3 RSide 1 runout
PPRM-2766--4S A RSide 2 runout
PPRM-2765Side 1 label
PPRM-2766Side 2 label
PPRS - 2768 - 9S A3 ISide A Stamped
PPRS - 2768 - 11S B3 ISide B Stamped
PPRM-2765 - - 6 S HA-Side stamped
PPRM-2766 - - 3 S HB-Side stamped
(PPRM-2765)A-Side label
(PPRM-2766)B-Side label
PPRS - 2767 - 2SSide A stamped variant 1
PPRS - 2768 - 4SSide B stamped variant 1
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 | Argentina | RCA Victor Lpm-2693First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2693First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2693First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2693 / RCA Victor LSP 2693First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-2693First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-2693First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | India | RCA Victor LPM 2693First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | India | RCA Victor LPM.2693First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | Japan | Victor SHP-5356First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LSP-2693First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7667First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2693First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2693First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2693First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2693 / RCA Victor LPM 2693First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2693 / RCA Victor LSP 2693LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | RCA Victor AFL1-2693LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | RCA Victor AYL1-3822LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | RCA Victor AYL1-3822LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-2693LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-2693LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2693LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-2693LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2693LP, Compilation, Stereo, Repress | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Repress |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LPM-2693 / RCA Victor LPM 2693LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2693LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-2693 / RCA Victor LSP 2693LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA Victor LSP-5-416LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
35 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Mancini are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1964 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-2693.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-2693, LPM-2693, RD-7667, Lpm-2693) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PPRS - 2767 - 5S A2 R and PPRS - 2768 - 9S A1 R. 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.
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