Vinyl pressings
by Claude King · 1962
Meet Claude King was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, the album's first year, in 5 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.
XLP-56260-1ESide A runout, variant 1
XLP-56261-1CSide B runout, variant 1
XLP-56260-1E T D 1111111Side A runout, variant 2
XLP-56261-1C B 11111Side B runout, variant 2
XSM-56262-1B P ISide A runout
XSM-56263-1A I I I oSide B runout
XSM-56262-1FSide A runout
XSM-56263-1DSide B runout
XLP-56260-1B P [Etched]IIISide A Runout stamped
XLP-56261-1B PSide B Runout stamped
x"Lp" 56260Side A Label
x"Lp" 56261Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Coronet KLL 1744First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia CL 1810First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Coronet KLL1744First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | CBS BPG 62114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1810First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8610First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8610First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8610First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 1810First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8610LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CS 8610LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CL 1810LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 1810LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 1810LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS KLLS 1744LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS KLL 1744LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products CSRP 8610 / Special Archives Series CSRP 8610LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Meet Claude King are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CL 1810.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1810, CS 8610, BPG 62114, KLL 1744) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP-56260-1E and XLP-56261-1C. 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.
