US
1960- Label and catalog number
- Command RS 813 SDCommand RS 813-S.D.
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
R.S.-SD-813A-1LS IISide 1 Runout Etched
RS-SD-813B-1LSSide 2 Runout Etched
Vinyl pressings
by Lew Davies And His Orchestra · 1960
Two Pianos & Twenty Voices was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
R.S.-SD-813A-1LS IISide 1 Runout Etched
RS-SD-813B-1LSSide 2 Runout Etched
RS33-813A-ILS II
RS33-813B-ILS II
RS-813SDA-ZSS P126Side 1 Runout Etched
RS-813SDB-ISS XXSide 2 Runout Etched
RS33-813A-1K SIDE 1 PM I A1Side A etched, stamped
RS-33-813B-1K SIDE 2 PM I A1Side B etched, stamped
RS-813 SDA-1K P17Side 1 Runout Etched
RS-813 SDB-1K P17Side 2 Runout Etched
SIDE 1 A2Side 1 Runout Stamped
SIDE 2 A1Side 2 Runout Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Command RS 33-813 / Sparton RS 33-813First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Command RS 813 SD / Command RS 813-S.D.First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Colombia | Command RS 813 SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 813 SD / Command RS 813-S.D.First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 33-813First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 813 SD / Command RS 813-S.D.First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 33-813First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Command RS 813 SD / Command RS 813-S.D.First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Command 33-813 / ABC Records 33-813LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Command XTO10017LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | London Records SAH-Z 6160LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Two Pianos & Twenty Voices are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1960 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Canada, Colombia. One of them is Command RS 813 SD.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS 813 SD, RS 33-813) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R.S.-SD-813A-1LS II and RS-SD-813B-1LS. 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.