Vinyl pressings
by Deep Purple · 1968
Kentucky Woman 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.
14 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
7725-2 T IIIRunout side A, variant 1
7726 DT T IIRunout side B, variant 1
7725-2 T IIIRunout side A, variant 2
7726 DT T IItRunout side B, variant 2
7725 [MR logo] △73490 DTSide A, runout, etched
7726 [MR logo] △73490-X DTSide B, runout, etched
7725Side A, label
7726Side B, label
M-247-ASide A
M-247-BSide B
P 7725 2 DTA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
P DT 7725 2B-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
P 7725 2 DTA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
P 7726 DTB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
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 | Polydor 541.020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Odeon FO 143First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Odeon O 23 952First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Odeon O 23 9527", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1968 | Germany | Odeon O 23 952First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Parlophone HHR 141First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3305First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Nicaragua | Odeon 0-0357First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Parlophone R 5745First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Tetragrammaton Records T-1508First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Tetragrammaton Records T-1508 / Tetragrammaton Records T-1508-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Tetragrammaton Records T-1508First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Tetragrammaton Records T-1508First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Pocket Disc M-247 / Tetragrammaton Records T-1508PFirst yearFlexi-disc, 4", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | Flexi-disc, 4", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Tetragrammaton Records T-1508First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Nicaragua | EMI 01-03577", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Nicaragua | Odeon 0-03577", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
25 vinyl pressings of Kentucky Woman are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1968 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is Tetragrammaton Records T-1508.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-1508, M-247, 541.020, FO 143) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7725-2 T III and 7726 DT T 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.
