US
May 1958- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 1141
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Hollywood Pressing
- Runout / matrix
XLP42931-1E / HA stamped, /. H etched
XLP42932-1F / HB stamped, /, H etched
x"Lp" 42931A label
x"Lp" 42932B label

Vinyl pressings
by Erroll Garner · 1958
Encores In Hi Fi was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
XLP42931-1E / HA stamped, /. H etched
XLP42932-1F / HB stamped, /, H etched
x"Lp" 42931A label
x"Lp" 42932B label
XLP42931-1C – BXIARunout A
XLP42932-1C – 1AA1Runout B
x"Lp" 42931Label A
x"Lp" 42932Label B
XLP42931-1HVariant 1 A side runout
XLP42932-1AD T B111111Variant 1 B side runout
XLP42931-1C TVariant 2 A side runout
XLP42932-1C T IAAVariant 2 B side runout
XLP42931-1K - ISide A runout, stamped (except "I" etched)
XLP42932-1C - IAAI \/Side B runout, stamped (except "IAAI \/" stamped)
x"Lp" 42931Side A label
x"Lp" 42932Side B label
x"Lp" 42931A side label
x"Lp" 42932B side label
XLP42931-1HSide A runout
XLP42932-1D ||A|ASide B runout
x"Lp" 42931Side A label
x"Lp" 42932Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Columbia CL 1141First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | South Africa | CBS ALD 6291 / CBS ALD.6291First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1141First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1141First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1141First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1141First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Columbia CL 1141First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Europe | CBS CBS 21134LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1987 | India | CBS CBS 26005LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 21134LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | CBS 62 334LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | CBS 62.334LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Philips B 07514 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07514 LLP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 62334LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 62334LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | CBS ALD 6291 / CBS ALD.6291LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1141LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
18 vinyl pressings of Encores In Hi Fi are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1958 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Columbia CL 1141, released May 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1141, ALD 6291) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP42931-1E / H and XLP42932-1F / H. 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.