Vinyl pressings
by James Brown & The Famous Flames · 1968
Licking Stick - Licking Stick 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.
20 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 12 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.
K-45-12597-2 A1 ISide A runout, variant 1
K-45-12601-2 A1 ISide B runout, variant 1
K-45-12597-1 A1 ISide A runout, variant 2
K-45-12601-1 A2 ISide B runout, variant 2
K-12597A
K-12601B
K-45-12597-VT1Side A runout
K-45-12601-VT1Side B runout
K-12597Side A label
K-12601Side B label
K-45-12597-1 A1 RA-Side runout etching, variant 2
K-45-12601-1 A2 RB-Side runout etching, variant 2
K-12597A-Side Label
K-12601B-Side Label
K-45-12597-1 I A1A-side etched/stamped runout
K-45-12601-2 I A1B-side etched/stamped runout
K-12597A
K-12601B
K-45-12597-2A-Side Runout Etching
K-45-12601-2B-Side Runout Etching
K-12597A-Side Label
K-12601B-Side 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 | Australia | Festival Records FK-2396First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Delta D-3243First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Polydor 421 195First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 59 209First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | International Polydor Production 59 209First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Italy | Polydor N H 59 209First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Italy | Polydor 59209 / Polydor N H 59209First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Jamaica | King Records 45-6166First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Mexico | Orfeon 45-I-078First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Polydor 59209First yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Nigeria | Polydor 59 209 / Philips (West African) Records Ltd. 59209First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Spain | Polydor 60029First yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Polydor 56744First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Polydor 56744First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | King Records 45-6166First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | Collectables COL 44097", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Stateside SR-19697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
22 vinyl pressings of Licking Stick - Licking Stick are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1968 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is King Records 45-6166, released May 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6166, 56744, FK-2396, D-3243) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-45-12597-2 A1 I and K-45-12601-2 A1 I. 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.
