Vinyl pressings
by Nat King Cole · 1952
Penthouse Serenade was first pressed on vinyl in 1952. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1952, 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.
H-332-Y14A side stamped variant 1
H-332-Z92B side stamped variant 1
H-332-Y2 [Anvil symbol] 8-52 2A side stamped variant 2
H-332-Z2 [Anvil symbol] 8-52 1B side stamped variant 2
L-332-Y15 [Anvil symbol]A side stamped
L-332-Z12 [Anvil symbol]B side stamped
L1-332 in parenthesesSide 1 label number under Nonbreakable
L2-332 in parenthesesSide 2 label number under Nonbreakable
45-9472-D2 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol] 9-52 4Side A runout
45-9475-D1 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol] 9-52 2Side B runout
45-9479-D1 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol] 9-52Side C runout
45-9474-D2 ["Anvil / Lathe" symbol] 9-52 2Side D runout
F1-332-D5Side A runout
F2-332-D5Side B runout
F3-322-D5#2Side C runout
F4-332-D8#2Side D runout
H-332-Y4Side A Runout
H-332-Z3Side B Runout
CAP 45-9472XRunout side A
CAP 45-9474XRunout side B
CAP 45-9475XRunout side C
CAP 45-9479XRunout side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Canada | Capitol Records H-332 / Capitol Records H332First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1952 | Sweden | Capitol Records CCF 332First year7", 45 RPM, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1952 | US | Capitol Records CCF-332First year7", 45 RPM, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Mono, Box Set · Mono |
| 1952 | US | Capitol Records EBF 332 / Capitol Records 332First year7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Box Set |
| 1952 | US | Capitol Records H-332 / Capitol Records H332First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1952 | US | Capitol Records L-332 / Capitol Records L332First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1953 | Spain | Capitol Records LCA 191LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records EBF 332 / Capitol Records EBF-3327", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Repress |
| 1954 | Australia | Capitol Records CLP 017 / Capitol Records CLP-017LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | France | Capitol Records EBF 3327", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| 1955 | Argentina | Capitol Records T 332LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Canada | Capitol Records T-332 / Capitol Records T332LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Canada | Capitol Records T-332 / Capitol Records T332LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records T-332 / Capitol Records T332LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T332 / Capitol Records T-332LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T332 / Capitol Records T-332LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Capitol Records ECJ-50099LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | UK | Pure Pleasure Records PPAN T332LP, Mono, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Mono, Limited | LP, Mono, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | WaxTime 772260LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Capitol Records H-332LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T332 / Capitol Records T-332LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Capitol Records EBF-3327", 45 RPM, Album, EP | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| ? | France | Capitol Records H-332LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken Capitol LCA 332LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken Capitol LCA 332 / Capitol Records LCA 332LP, 10", Album, Repress | LP, 10", Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records LCA 332LP, 10", Album, Repress | LP, 10", Album, Repress |
| ? | Italy | Capitol Records H-332 / Capitol Records H332LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records H-332LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records H 332LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records T 332 / Capitol Records T332LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records T-332LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
34 vinyl pressings of Penthouse Serenade are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1952 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1952, in US, Canada, Sweden. One of them is Capitol Records H-332, released September 1952.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use H-332, L-332, CCF-332, EBF 332) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H-332-Y14 and H-332-Z92. 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.
