Vinyl pressings
by Sam Cooke · 1958
Encore was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 2 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.
A-2003-2 HSide A runout stamped, variant 1
A-2003-1 H ΛSide B runout stamped, variant 1
A-2003-S1 HI ASide A runout stamped, variant 2
A-2003-S2 HI ΛSide B runout stamped, variant 2
A-2003 - S1Side A
A-2003 - S2Side B
V-1633-S2Side 1
V-1633-S1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Quality V-1633First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Keen A 2003First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Keen A 2003First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Keen A 2003First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP.1273LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Get Back GET8052LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | WaxTime 771947LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2014 | Europe | Doxy ACV 2031LPLP, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Europe | Vinyl Lovers 6785423LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Keen 018771862215 / ABKCO 018771862215LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Keen A 2003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Soufflé Records SO-2010LP | LP |
12 vinyl pressings of Encore are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1958 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada. One of them is Keen A 2003, released November 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A 2003, V-1633) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-2003-2 H and A-2003-1 H Λ. 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.
