Vinyl pressings
by Jim Reeves · 1957
Bimbo was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, 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.
G2 WP7693-1S I D2Runout side A, variant 1
G2 WP7694-3S I A1Runout side B, variant 1
G2 WP7693-1S I B2Runout side A, variant 2
G2 WP7694-1S I B1Runout side B, variant 2
G2 WP7694--1SG2 WP7694-2S
G2 WP7693 - 2SSide A runout
G2 WP7694 - 2SSide B runout
G2-WP7693Side A label
G2-WP7694Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-1410First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1410 / RCA Victor LPM 1410First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA LPM-1410First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | RCA Camden CAL-7165LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | UK | RCA Camden CDM 1080LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | UK | RCA Camden CDM 1080LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | New Zealand | RCA Camden CAS-172 / RCA Camden CAS 172LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | UK | RCA Camden CDM 1080 / RCA Camden LPM 1410LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | Netherlands | RCA NL-44903LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | RCA Camden MMT 1005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Japan | RCA RPL-2047LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-1410LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-1410 / RCA Victor LPM 1410LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-1410 / RCA Victor LPM 1410LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA Victor LPM-1410LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Africa | RCA Victor 31,485 / RCA LPM-1410LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Africa | RCA Camden CDM 1080LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | RCA Camden CDM 1080 / RCA Camden LPM 1410LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | RCA Camden CDM 1080LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LPM-1410 / RCA Victor LPM 1410LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of Bimbo are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1957 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-1410.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-1410) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G2 WP7693-1S I D2 and G2 WP7694-3S 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.
