Vinyl pressings
by Curtis Mayfield · 1974
Kung Fu / Right On For The Darkness was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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.
CRS-1999-A ① (MR) Bell Sound △94717Runout A
CRS-1999-B 4 (MR) Bell Sound RCK △94717-XRunout B
CR-1999-ALabel A
CR-1999-BLabel B
CRS 1999 A-1 Bell Sound RCK pSide A
CRS 1999 B-1 Bell Sound RCK pSide B
CRS 1999 ASide A Label
CRS 1999 BSide B Label
CR-1999-ALabel A
CR-1999-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Brazil | Buddah Records 2011 219First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | Curtom CURT 1999xFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Germany | Buddah Records M 27.008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Guatemala | Buddah Records CR-1999First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Japan | Buddah Records LL-2636-DAFirst year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Buddah Records LL-2636-DAFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Curtom 630.004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Curtom CR 1999 / Curtom CR-1999First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1974 | US | Curtom CR 1999First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | Curtom CR 1999First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Curtom CR 1999First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Buddah Records BDS 402First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Buddah Records BDS 402 / Buddah Records CR 1999First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | Buddah Records BDS 402First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Buddah Records BDS 402First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
17 vinyl pressings of Kung Fu / Right On For The Darkness are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Curtom CR 1999.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CR 1999, BDS 402, 2011 219, CURT 1999x) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CRS-1999-A ① (MR) Bell Sound △94717 and CRS-1999-B 4 (MR) Bell Sound RCK △94717-X. 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.
