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Vinyl pressings

Please, Please, Please

by James Brown & The Famous Flames · 1958

33 pressings10 countriesRhythm & BluesSoulFunk / Soul

Please, Please, Please 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Please, Please, Please

1 pressing came out in 1958, the album's first year. 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

December 1958
Label and catalog number
King Records 610King Records KING 610
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

K-12-610-A-1Runout side A etched

K-12-610-B-1Runout side B etched

(K12-610-A)Label side A

(K12-610-B)Label side B

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 33 vinyl pressings

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

1950s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958USKing Records 610 / King Records KING 610First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959CanadaRegency LP-610LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961USKing Records 610LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1964UKLondon Records HA-8231LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1964UKLondon Records HA 8231LP, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1964USKing Records 909LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1964USKing Records 909LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1964USKing Records 909LP, Mono, Reissue · MonoLP, Mono, Reissue · Mono
1964USKing Records 909LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1964USKing Records 909LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1964USKing Records 909 / King Records KS-909LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1964USKing Records 909LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono
1968CanadaKing Records KS 909 / King Records, Inc. KS 909LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1968MexicoMaya LY 70326LP, AlbumLP, Album
1980s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983FrancePolydor 2489 194 / King Records 2489 194LP, Mono, Reissue · MonoLP, Mono, Reissue · Mono
1984JapanKing Records 610 / Polydor 25MM 0353LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1984JapanKing Records 610 / Polydor 25MM 0353LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono
1988DenmarkSing 610LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2010s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2011EuropeDoxy DOK304LP, Album, Repress, CD, AlbumLP, Album, Repress, CD, Album
2011EuropeDoxy DOK3041LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2011SpainPan Am Records 9152230LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2015EuropeDOL DOS631HLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2017EuropeJambalaya Records And Tapes JAM13015LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
2019EuropeWaxTime In Color 950662LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2023FranceWaxTime 772331LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
2023ItalyPolydor DT 0192498317LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaKing Records 909 / Regency LP 909LP, AlbumLP, Album
?CanadaRegency LP 909LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?EuropeRumble Records RUM2011083LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USKing Records 909LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
?USKing Records 909LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USPolydor 610 / Polydor PD-610LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USKing Records 610LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Please, Please, Please
  2. A2Chonnie-On-Chon
  3. A3Hold My Baby's Hand
  4. A4I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On
  5. A5Just Won't Do Right
  6. A6Baby Cries Over The Ocean
  7. A7I Don't Know
  8. A8Tell Me What I Did Wrong
  9. B1Try Me
  10. B2That Dood It
  11. B3Begging, Begging
  12. B4I Walked Alone
  13. B5No, No, No, No
  14. B6That's When I Lost My Heart
  15. B7Let's Make It
  16. B8Love Or A Game

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Please, Please, Please are there?

33 vinyl pressings of Please, Please, Please are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1958 and 2023.

When was Please, Please, Please first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is King Records 610, released December 1958.

How do I tell if my copy of Please, Please, Please is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 610) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-12-610-A-1 and K-12-610-B-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Please, Please, Please 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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