Vinyl pressings
by Leonard Pennario · 1956
Favorite Classics For Piano was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1956, 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.
- P1-8312-D 18 (Scranton symbol)Side A runout, stamped, Variant 1
- P2-8312-D 15 (Scranton Symbol)Side B runout, stamped, Variant 1
- P1-8312-D 30 (Scranton symbol)Side A runout, stamped, Variant 2
- P1-8312-D 27 (Scranton symbol)Side B runout, stamped, Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records P 8312First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Capitol Records P 8312LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records P 8312LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | UK | Capitol Records SP 8312LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | New Zealand | World Record Club PZ 525LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Angel Records S-36049LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Mexico | Angel Records ASM-77006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Mexico | Angel Records SAM-8625LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records SP 8312 / Capitol Records SP-8312LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SP8312 / Capitol Records SP-8312LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SP8312 / Capitol Records SP-8312LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Capitol Records PM 8312LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Peru | Capitol Records P 8312LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records CTL 7102 / Capitol Records CTL.7102LP | LP |
| ? | US | Capitol Records P 8312LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Angel Records S-36049LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records S-36049LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SP 8312LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Angel Records S-36049LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SP8312LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SP8312 / Capitol Records SP-8312LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SP 8312LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | USA & Canada | Capitol Records SP8312 / Capitol Records SP-8312LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Favorite Classics For Piano are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1956 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US. One of them is Capitol Records P 8312.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use P 8312) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, - P1-8312-D 18 (Scranton symbol) and - P2-8312-D 15 (Scranton Symbol). 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.
