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Popular Classics For Spanish Guitar

by Julian Bream · 1964

21 pressings8 countriesContemporaryModernRomanticClassical

Popular Classics For Spanish Guitar 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Popular Classics For Spanish Guitar

8 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 4 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.

US

February 1964
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2606RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2606
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Living Stereo Indianapolis
Runout / matrix

PRRS-2151-5SRunout side A, variant 1

PRRS-2152-5SRunout side B, variant 1

PRRS-2151-1S I A1Runout side A, variant 2

PRRS-2152-1S I A1Runout side B, variant 2

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US

1964
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2606RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2606
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Living Stereo
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UK

1964
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor RB 6593RCA Victor LM-2606
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

PRRM-2149-2A DStamped Runout Side A

PRRM-2150-1A D KTStamped Runout Side B

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Canada

1964
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2606
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

PRRM-2149Runout Stamp Side A

PRRM-2150Runout Stamp Side B

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 21 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1964CanadaRCA Victor Red Seal LM-2606First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1964CanadaRCA Victor LSC-2606First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1964New ZealandRCA Victor LSC-2606 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2606First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1964UKRCA Victor RB 6593 / RCA Victor LM-2606First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1964UKRCA Victor RB 6593 / RCA Victor LM-2606First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1964USRCA Victor Red Seal LM-2606 / RCA Victor LM-2606First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1964USRCA Victor Red Seal LM-2606 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2606First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1964USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2606 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2606First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965SpainRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2606-B / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 2606LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974AustraliaRCA Red Seal VRL1-7034LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1974UKRCA Red Seal SB6887LPLP
1979JapanRCA Red Seal RX-2389LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981GermanyRCA Red Seal RL 43521LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaRCA Red Seal LSC-2606LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2606-B / RCA Victor Red Seal PRRS-2152LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Red Seal LSC 2606-B / RCA Red Seal 26.41057LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2606-BLP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyRCA Victor Red Seal LM-2606-C / RCA Victor Red Seal PRRM-2149LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2606LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2606 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2606LP, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl
?USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2606LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Chôros No.14:45
  2. A2Study In E Minor4:06
  3. A3Madroños2:55
  4. Homage À Tárreg
  5. A6Prelude In E Minor3:05
  6. B1Granada (No. 1 From "Suite Espagnole")5:13
  7. B2Leyenda5:50
  8. B3Homenaje (Pour Le Tombeau De Claude Debussy)4:10
  9. B4El Testament D' Amelia2:05
  10. B5Fandanguillo5:10

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Popular Classics For Spanish Guitar are there?

21 vinyl pressings of Popular Classics For Spanish Guitar are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1964 and 1981.

When was Popular Classics For Spanish Guitar first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2606, released February 1964.

How do I tell if my copy of Popular Classics For Spanish Guitar is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSC-2606, LM-2606, RB 6593) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRRS-2151-5S and PRRS-2152-5S. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Popular Classics For Spanish Guitar on vinyl worth?

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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