Vinyl pressings
by Nat King Cole · 1953
Nat 'King' Cole Sings For Two In Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. 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 1953, the album's first year, in 4 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.
H1-420-D1 [Anvil symbol]Side A runout, variant 1
H2-420-D2 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout, variant 1
H1-420-D1 [Anvil symbol] 6-53Side A runout, variant 2
H2-420-D2 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout, variant 2
H1-420-D3 [Anvil symbol]Side One runout / etched (except Anvil symbol
H2-420-D1 [Anvil symbol]Side Two runout / etched (except Anvil symbol
[Anvil symbol]stamped Both sides / all variants of Scranton pressings
F1-420-D1 Scranton "anvil" logoRunout A stamped
F2-420-D1 Scranton "anvil" logoRunout B stamped
F3-420-D1 #2 Scranton "anvil" logoRunout C stamped
F4-420-D1 Scranton "anvil" logoRunout D stamped
T1-420-D4 [Anvil symbol] -Runout A variant 1
T1-420-D3 II [Anvil symbol] -Runout B variant 1
T1-420-D3 [Anvil symbol] -Runout A variant 2
T2-420-D3 [Anvil symbol] -Runout B variant 2
H1-420-D9 [Anvil symbol]Side One runout stamped
H2-420-D6 [Anvil symbol]Side Two 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Argentina | Capitol Records H 420 / Capitol Discos H 420First yearLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | Canada | Capitol Records H 420First yearLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | Netherlands | Capitol Records H-420First yearLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records H420 / Capitol Records H-420First yearLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records EBF 420 / Capitol Records EBF-420First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records T420 / Capitol Records T-420First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records L420 / Capitol Records L-420LP, 10", Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records H420 / Capitol Records H-420First yearLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records H420 / Capitol Records H-420First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Australia | Capitol Records CLP 012 / Capitol Records CLP-012LP, Album, Mono, 10" · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, 10" · Mono |
| 1954 | France | Capitol Records H420 / Capitol Records L420LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1954 | New Zealand | Capitol Records CLP 012LP, Album, Mono, 10" · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, 10" · Mono |
| 1955 | Australia | Capitol Records CLP 012 / Capitol Records CLP-012LP, Album, Mono, 10" · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, 10" · Mono |
| 1955 | Brazil | Capitol Records T-420LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Brazil | Capitol Records T 420LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records T420 / Capitol Records T-420LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records T420 / Capitol Records T-420LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records T420 / Capitol Records T-420LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T420 / Capitol Records T-420LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T420 / Capitol Records T-420LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T 420 / Capitol Records T-420LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records T-420LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records DT 420 / Capitol Records DT-420LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | South Africa | Capitol Records T 420LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records DT 420 / Capitol Records DT-420LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records DT 420 / Capitol Records DT-420LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records DT 420 / Capitol Records DT-420LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records DT 420 / Capitol Records DT-420LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-50116 / Capitol Records T420LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | UK | Capitol Records EMS 1101 / Capitol Records 26 0771 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records CLP 012LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records H-004LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records T420 / Capitol Records T-420LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records H-004LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Brazil | Capitol Records H-420LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DT-420LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Capitol Records T420LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Capitol Records EBF 4207", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records EBF 4207", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-50116 / Capitol Records T420LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | Mexico | Capitol Records TM 420LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records H 420LP, Album, Mono, 10" · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, 10" · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records H420LP, Album, Mono, 10" · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, 10" · Mono |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records LC 6627LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records T420LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
57 vinyl pressings of Nat 'King' Cole Sings For Two In Love are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1953 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US, Argentina, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Capitol Records H420, released August 1953.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use H420, EBF 420, T420, H 420) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H1-420-D1 [Anvil symbol] and H2-420-D2 [Anvil 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.
