Vinyl pressings
by Fats Domino · 1973
Cookin' With Fats was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
UA - LA122 - F2 - 1 NBSide A etched
UA - LA122 - F2 - 2 NBSide B etched
UA - LA122 - F2 - 3 NBSide C etched
UA - LA122 - F2 - 4 NBSide D etched
UA-LA122-F2 - 1 NBSide A runout
UA-LA122-F2 - 2 NBSide B runout
UA-LA122-F2 - 3 NBSide C runout
UA-LA122-F2 - 4 NBSide D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | France | United Artists Records UAD 60061/2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 561/62 XC (UA-LA 122)First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA122-F2First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA122-F2First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Australia | United Artists Records L-45293/4LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UAS 29 561/62LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | New Zealand | United Artists Records L-45293/4LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA122-F2LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA122-F2LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | France | Imperial SLD 55.065/66LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA 122-F22 / Liberty LWB-122LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | New Zealand | World Record Club WU 4727-2 / United Artists Records WU 4727-2LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | United Artists Records UA-LA122-F2LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
13 vinyl pressings of Cookin' With Fats are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1973 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, France, Germany. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA122-F2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA122-F2, UAD 60061/2, UAS 29 561/62 XC (UA-LA 122)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UA - LA122 - F2 - 1 NB and UA - LA122 - F2 - 2 NB. 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.
