Vinyl pressings
by Nat King Cole · 1949
King Cole At The Piano was first pressed on vinyl in 1949. 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 1949, 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.
2158-3D-2 2 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol] 2Side A runout
2157-1D-16 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol] 1Side B runout
2147-1D-4 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol] 4Side C runout
2156-1D-11 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol] 3Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | US | Capitol Records CC-135First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Canada | Capitol Records H-156 / Capitol Records H156LP, 10", Album, Reissue | LP, 10", Album, Reissue |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records H-156 / Capitol Records H156LP, 10", Album, Reissue | LP, 10", Album, Reissue |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records H-156 / Capitol Records H156LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records CCF-1567", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Box Set |
| 1953 | Spain | Capitol Records LCA 156LP, 10", Album, Reissue | LP, 10", Album, Reissue |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records H-156 / Capitol Records H156LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records H-156 / Capitol Records H156LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1954 | France | Capitol Records H156 / Capitol Records H-156LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1954 | Germany | Capitol Records LCA 156LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Netherlands | Capitol Records H-156 / Capitol Records H156LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1954 | US | Capitol Records L156LP, 10", Album, Reissue | LP, 10", Album, Reissue |
| 1954 | US | Capitol Records EBF-1567", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| 1954 | US | Capitol Records EBF-1567", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| 1954 | US | Capitol Records EBF 156 / Capitol Records EBF-1567", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Capitol Records H156LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken Capitol LCA 156LP, 10", Album, Reissue | LP, 10", Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records CCF-1567", 45 RPM, Box Set, Album, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Box Set, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of King Cole At The Piano are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1949 and 1954.
The earliest pressings are from 1949, in US. One of them is Capitol Records CC-135, released February 1949.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CC-135) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2158-3D-2 2 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol] 2 and 2157-1D-16 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol] 1. 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.
