Vinyl pressings
by Stan Kenton · 1949
Encores 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.
2 pressings 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.
3553 - 1D - 1 2 2Side A, Runout
2275 - 5D - 5 4Side B, Runout
2281 - 2D - 5 4(var. 1) Side C, Runout
2281-2D-5#2 ⌂ 10-49(var. 2) Side C 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | US | Capitol Records CC 113First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1949 | US | Capitol Records CCF 155First year7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Album, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records H-15510", Album | 10", Album |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records T-155LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records H-155LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records T-155 / Capitol Records T155LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Capitol Records T-155LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records T155 / Capitol Records T-155LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T-155LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records H-155LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records LC 652310", Album | 10", Album |
| ? | US | Creative World ST 1034LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records EBF-1557", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Creative World ST 1034LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T-155LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Capitol Records H-155LP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Creative World ST 1034LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Encores are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1949 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1949, in US. One of them is Capitol Records CC 113, released January 1949.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CC 113, CCF 155) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 3553 - 1D - 1 2 2 and 2275 - 5D - 5 4. 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.
