Vinyl pressings
by The Ramsey Lewis Trio 路 1963
Pot Luck was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 3 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.
P4RS-6165-1 LPS-715 12302Runout, Side A - variant 1
P4RS-6166-1 LPS-715 12303Runout, Side B - variant 1
P4RS-6165-1 LPS-715 12302 S-1 脴Runout, Side A - variant 2
P4RS-6166-1 LPS-715 12303 S-2 脴Runout, Side B - variant 2
P4RM-6163-1 LP-715 S-1 12302Side A runout, etched
P4RM-6164-1 LP-715 S-2 12303Side B runout, etched
LP-715 S-1 12302 饾灔Side A runout, etched
LP-715 S-2 12303 饾灔Side B runout, etched
U-12302Side A label
U-12303Side B label
MX143443 CHLS208-1A side
mx142444 CHLS208-2B Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Chess CHLS 208First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Australia | Chess CHL 208First yearLP, Album, Mono 路 Mono | LP, Album, Mono 路 Mono |
| 1963 | Japan | Globe SMJ-7141First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Argo LPS-715 / Argo Jazz LPS-715First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Argo LP-715 / Argo Jazz LP-715First yearLP, Album, Mono 路 Mono | LP, Album, Mono 路 Mono |
| 1963 | US | Argo DJLP-715 / Argo Jazz LP-715First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo 路 Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo 路 Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | Argo LP-715 / Argo Jazz LP-715First yearLP, Album, Mono 路 Mono | LP, Album, Mono 路 Mono |
| 1963 | US | Argo LP-715 / Argo Jazz LP-715First yearLP, Album, Mono 路 Mono | LP, Album, Mono 路 Mono |
| 1965 | US | Cadet LPS-715 / Argo LPS 715LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1965 | US | Cadet LP-715 / Argo LP 715LP, Album, Mono 路 Mono | LP, Album, Mono 路 Mono |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Chess MAR S-3252LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | Cadet UPS-2225-BCLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Cadet CA 715 / Cadet LPS-715LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Cadet LPS-715LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Armed Forces Radio & Television Service Station Library RL-2-4LP, Album, Transcription | LP, Album, Transcription |
| ? | US | Cadet LP-715LP, Album, Reissue, Mono 路 Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono 路 Mono |
| ? | US | Cadet LPS-715LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Cadet LPS-715LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Cadet LPS-715LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Pot Luck are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1963 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Australia, Japan. One of them is Argo LPS-715.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPS-715, LP-715, DJLP-715, CHLS 208) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P4RS-6165-1 LPS-715 12302 and P4RS-6166-1 LPS-715 12303. 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.
