Vinyl pressings
by Tennessee Ernie Ford · 1957
Favorites was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, 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.
- T1-841-D2 #2 [Anvil symbol]A side variant 1
- T2-841-D2 #3 [Anvil symbol]B side variant 1
1S- T1-41-D2#3 [Anvil symbol]A side variant 2
- T2-841-D1#2 [Anvil symbol]B side variant 2
T1-841-D3A side variant 1
T2-841-D2B side variant 1
- T1-841-D2#2 ⌂A side variant 2
-T2-841-D2#2 ⌂B side variant 2
- T1-841-D2 #2 [Anvil]Side A runout
- T2-841-D2 #3 [Anvil]Side B runout
T1-841Side A label
T2-841Side B label
T1-841Label side A
T2-841Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | Capitol Records T 841First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Spain | Capitol Records T 841First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Capitol Records T 841First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records T 841 / Capitol Records T-841First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records T 841First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Sampler, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Sampler, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records T 841First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records T-841LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Capitol Records T-841LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T-841LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | UK | Capitol Records T 841LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records DT 841LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T-841LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records DT 841 / Capitol Records DT-841LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T-841LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Taiwan | Angel Record AL 1020 / Angel Record AL-1020LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DT 841LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Stetson HAT 3051LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of Favorites are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1957 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Canada, Spain. One of them is Capitol Records T 841, released April 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 841) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, - T1-841-D2 #2 [Anvil symbol] and - T2-841-D2 #3 [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.
