Vinyl pressings
by Fela Kuti · 1976
Kalakuta Show was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 4 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.
KR 01A - F1S-AVariation 1, Side A
KR 01B - F2S-BVariation 1, Side B
KR 01A - F12̶S - B̶AVariation 2, Side A, etched
KR 01B - F2S - BVariation 2, Side B, etched
M-2320-A Bell Sound sfSide A runout
M-2320-B Bell Sound sfSide B runout
M-2320-A .!. Bell Sound sfRunout Side A
M-2320-B .!. Bell Sound sfRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | France | Pathé 2C 062 - 82.134First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Nigeria | Kalakuta Records KR 01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Creole Records CRLP 507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Creole Records CRLP 507LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Makossa M2320 / Makossa M 2320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Makossa M2320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Makossa M2320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Makossa M 2320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Makossa M2320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Europe | Kalakuta 549 657 - 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Knitting Factory Records KFR2020-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | US | Knitting Factory Records KFR2020-3LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Knitting Factory Records KFR2020-3 / Partisan Records KFR2020-3LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Kalakuta Show are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1976 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Nigeria, UK, US, France. One of them is Kalakuta Records KR 01.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KR 01, CRLP 507, M2320, M 2320) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KR 01A - F1S-A and KR 01B - F2S-B. 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.
