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Guitar Spectacular!

by Roy Clark · 1965

19 pressings3 countriesCountryFolkWorld& Country

Guitar Spectacular! was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 Guitar Spectacular!

10 pressings came out in 1965, 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.

US

1965
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records ST-2425
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ST-1-2425-A-5Side A variant 1

ST-2-2425-A-7Side B variant 1

ST1-2425-X5Side A variant 2

ST2-2425-W4Side B variant 2

Full details of this pressing

US

1965
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records ST-2425
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ST-1-2425-F9Side A

ST-2-2425-F11Side B

Full details of this pressing

US

1965
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records T-2425
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Jacksonville Pressing
Runout / matrix

T1-2425-P2 0Side A runout

T2-2425-T3 0Side B runout

Full details of this pressing

US

1965
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records ST 2425Capitol Records ST-2425
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Jacksonville
Runout / matrix

ST 1 - 2425 - W2 0side 1, stamped

ST2 - 2425 - W2 0side 2, stamped

Full details of this pressing

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

All 19 vinyl pressings

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

1960s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1965CanadaCapitol Records T-2425First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1965JapanCapitol Records CP-7469 / Capitol Records CP 7469First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1965USCapitol Records ST-2425First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965USCapitol Records T-2425First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1965USCapitol Records ST-8-2425 / Capitol Records ST 8-2424LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
1965USCapitol Records ST-2425First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965USCapitol Records T-2425First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965USCapitol Records ST-8-2425First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965USCapitol Records ST 2425 / Capitol Records ST-2425First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965USCapitol Records ST 2425First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965USCapitol Records ST-2425First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969CanadaCapitol Records ST-2425LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970USCapitol Records ST 2425 / Capitol Records ST-2425LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1971USCapitol Records ST-2425LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaCapitol Records SM-2425LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USCapitol Records SM-2425LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USCapitol Records SM-2425LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USCapitol Records SM-2425LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USCapitol Records SM-2425LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Caravan3:09
  2. A2La Paloma3:19
  3. A3Down Yonder1:52
  4. A4Westphalia Waltz2:17
  5. A5Overdue Blues2:40
  6. A6Alabama Jubilee1:59
  7. B1Tico Tico1:53
  8. B2In An Eighteenth Century Drawing Room2:26
  9. B3Malaguena4:15
  10. B4Lilli Marlene2:25
  11. B5Medley: Wildwood Flower, In The Willow Garden, Little Jimmy Brown2:16
  12. B6Racing The Mule1:57

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Guitar Spectacular! are there?

19 vinyl pressings of Guitar Spectacular! are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1965 and 1971.

When was Guitar Spectacular! first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Capitol Records ST-2425.

How do I tell if my copy of Guitar Spectacular! is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-2425, T-2425, ST-8-2425, ST 2425) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-2425-A-5 and ST-2-2425-A-7. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Guitar Spectacular! 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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