US
2003- Label and catalog number
- ABKCO 92641
- Format
- LP, Compilation
Vinyl pressings
by Sam Cooke · 2003
Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964 was first pressed on vinyl in 2003. 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 2003, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | US | ABKCO 92641First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | ABKCO 9264-1LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | ABKCO 9264-1LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2014 | US | ABKCO 9264-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | ABKCO 018771926412 / Universal 018771926412LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | ABKCO 018771926412LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | ABKCO 018771926412LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | ABKCO 018771926412 / ABKCO 018771814412LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | ABKCO 018771926412LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | ABKCO 9264-1LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Portrait Of A Legend 1951-1964 are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2003 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2003, in US. One of them is ABKCO 92641.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 92641) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.