Vinyl pressings
by Albert King · 1969
King, Does The King's Things was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 8 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.
STL-0033 △13388 [MR logo] A.I.S.S.Side A runout
STL-0034 △13388-X [MR logo] AI WJSide B runout
STL-0033Side A label
STL-0034Side B label
STL-0033 A.I.S.S. A 3 o PSide A runout etched, stamped
o STL-0034 AI w j PSide B runout etched, stamped
STL-0033Side A label
STL-0034Side B label
STL 0033-2 TSide One
STL OO34-1 T
P o STL-0033 Λ A.I.S.S. 1 ASide A runout
P o STL-0034 AI w jSide B runout
STL-0033Side A label
STL-0034Side B label
SXATS 1017 A-1G G 1stamped, side A
SXATS 1017 B-1G G 1stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Stax SKL 933,459First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Stax STS 2015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Stax STS 69017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Stax MW-1008First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Stax STS 2015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Spain | Stax S-21.136 / Stax S-21136First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Stax SXATS 1017 / Stax 1E 062 ◦ 90395First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | US | Stax STS 2015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Stax STS-2015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Stax STS 2015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Stax STS 2015 / Stax STS-2015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Stax STS 2015LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Stax STS 2015LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | France | Polydor 2344 019LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Stax STX 40094LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Germany | Stax MPS-8504LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Fantasy MPS-8504 / Stax MPS-8504LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Stax MPS-8504LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Stax CR00324LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition |
19 vinyl pressings of King, Does The King's Things are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1969 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Stax STS 2015, released May 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STS 2015, STS-2015, SXATS 1017, SKL 933,459) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STL-0033 △13388 [MR logo] A.I.S.S. and STL-0034 △13388-X [MR logo] AI WJ. 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.
