Vinyl pressings
by Burt Bacharach · 1968
Plays His Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
KS 8 3577-A-2 2 IIIEtched side A (variant 1)
KS 8 3577-B-2 2 IIEtched side B (variant 1)
KS 8 3577-A-2 2IEtched side A (variant 2)
KS 8 3577-B-2 2IEtched side B (variant 2)
KS 8 3577-A-1Etched side A
KS 8 3577-B-1Etched side B
KS8 3577A 4 I ISide A runout
KS8 3577-B-1 3Side B runout
KS 8 3577 ASide A label
KS 8 3577 BSide B label
KS8 3577A 4 1 2Side A runout
KS 8 3577-B-1 2Side B runout
KS 8 3577 ASide A label
KS 8 3577 BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Kapp Records KS-3577 / Kapp Records KS 3577First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Kapp Records CLVLXK 280 / Disques Vogue CLVLXK 280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Kapp Records KL-1577First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Kapp Records KS-3577First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Kapp Records KS-3577First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Kapp Records KS-3577First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Kapp Records KS-3577First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Brazil | Kapp Records KS 3577 / MCA Records 012.120LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | MCA Records COP/S 3577LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | MCA Records COP/S 1587LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Spain | MCA Records S-21.288LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Spain | Orlador 32.54010", Album | 10", Album |
| 1972 | Germany | MCA Records MAPS 1587LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Germany | MCA Records MAPS 1587 / MCA Records KS 8 3577LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-65LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | New Zealand | MCA Coral COP/S 3577LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | MCA Records MAPS 1587LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | Summit SRA295-023 / Summit 295-023LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Record Bazaar RB 58LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | New Zealand | MCA Coral COP/S 3577LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Europe | MCA Records 203 662 / MCA Records 203 662-241LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1981 | Spain | MCA Records H-203.662LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Kapp Records KS-3577LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Music For Pleasure MFP5871LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Summit SRA295.023 / Summit 295-023LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records COP/S 1587LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Fiesta FES-022LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Kapp Records KS-3577 / Kapp Records KS 3577LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Kapp Records KS-3577 / Kapp Records KS 3577LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | MCA Records 251 915-1LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | France | MCA Records MCA 510003 / MCA Records MCA 510.003 TLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 6.21748 AS / MCA Records MAPS 1587LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | MCA Coral ORL 8146LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | MCA Records MAPS 1587LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | MCA Records MCA-5003LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | MCA Records 5C 054-95504 / MCA Records MAPS 1587LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Kapp Records KS-3577LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
48 vinyl pressings of Plays His Hits are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1968 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, France. One of them is Kapp Records KS-3577, released July 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KS-3577, KL-1577, CLVLXK 280) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KS 8 3577-A-2 2 III and KS 8 3577-B-2 2 II. 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.
