Vinyl pressings
by The Four Knights · 1952
The Four Knights Sing Spotlight Songs 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.
1 pressing came out in 1952, 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.
H-346-Y1 [Anvil symbol] 6-52A side stamped variant 1
H-346-Z1 [Anvil symbol] 6-52B side stamped variant 1
H-346-Y1 [Anvil symbol] 6-52 2A side stamped variant 2
H-346-Z2 [Anvil symbol] 6-52 2B side stamped variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | US | Capitol Records H346 / Capitol Records H-346First yearLP, 10", Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | UK | Capitol Records LC.6604LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records CCF 3467", 45 RPM, Album | 7", 45 RPM, Album |
| 1953 | US | Capitol Records EBF 3467", 45 RPM, Album | 7", 45 RPM, Album |
| 1954 | France | Capitol Records EAP 1-3467", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | France | Capitol Records H-346 MLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1954 | France | Capitol Records EAP 2-3467", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Canada | Capitol Records T-346LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Capitol Records T-348 / Capitol Records T348LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Japan | Capitol Records 2LP-168LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records H-346LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records H-346LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T-346LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of The Four Knights Sing Spotlight Songs are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1952 and 1960.
The earliest pressings are from 1952, in US. One of them is Capitol Records H346, released October 1952.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use H346) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H-346-Y1 [Anvil symbol] 6-52 and H-346-Z1 [Anvil symbol] 6-52. 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.
