Vinyl pressings
by The Platters · 1960
More Encore Of Golden Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
SR 60252-A-MS1 B|||||||||Side A stamped exc. vertical bars etched
SR 60252-B-MS2 ⋀||||||Side B stamped exc. vertical bars etched
SR-60252-ASide A label
SR-60252-BSide B label
MGT 20591A MS3 CIRunout A
MGT 20591B MS1 ⵎIIIIIRunout A
MG 20591A MS2Side 1[Stamped]
MG 20591B MS2Side 2[Stamped]
SR 60252 A MS2Side A runout; stamped
SRL60252 B MS3Side B runout; stamped
MGL 20591A MS1 HISide A runout variant 1
MGL 20591B MS3 HIIISide B runout variant 1
MGL 20591A MS1 XII HHHSide A runout variant 2
MGL 20591B MS3 HHIISide B runout variant 2
MG 20591A MS2Side A runout, stamped
MG 20591B MS2Side B runout, stamped
FSides A and B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Mercury MG-C 20591First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Mercury MG-20591First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Mercury SR-C 60252 / Mercury SR 60252First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | Mercury MG 20591First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Mercury SR 60252 / Mercury SR. 60252First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1960 | Japan | Philips SM-7018First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1960 | New Zealand | Mercury SR 60252First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Mercury SR 60252First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Mercury MG-20591 / Mercury MG 20591First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Mercury MG 20591First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Mercury SR 60252 / Mercury SR-60252First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Mercury MG 20591First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Mercury MG 20591First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Mercury MG 20591 / Mercury MG-20591First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Mercury MG-20591 / Mercury MG 20591First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Mercury 6336 545LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | Mercury 6336 545LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1979 | US | Mercury ML 8002 / Mercury ML-8002LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Mercury ML 8002 / Mercury ML-8002LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Mercury MG 20591LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | Brazil | Mercury SLP 9100LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Mercury SR-60252LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Mercury SR 60252LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Mercury SR-60252LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Colombia | Mercury SR 60252LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 60252 / Mercury SR-60252LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 60252LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 60252LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury ML-8002LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury SR 60252LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury MG-20591LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
32 vinyl pressings of More Encore Of Golden Hits are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1960 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Canada, Japan, New Zealand. One of them is Mercury SR 60252.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR 60252, MG-20591, MG 20591, MG-C 20591) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR 60252-A-MS1 B||||||||| and SR 60252-B-MS2 ⋀||||||. 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.
