Vinyl pressings
by James Brown & The Famous Flames · 1968
Live At The Apollo - Volume II 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.
KS-12-1022-SIDE 1-W5RS-3477Disk 1 / Label: Side 1
KS-12-1022-SIDE 4- XI-W5R5-3480Disk 1 / Label: Side 4
KS-12-1022-SIDE 2-W5RS-3478Disk 2 / Label: Side 2
KS-12-1022-SIDE 3-XI-W5RS-3479Disk 2 / Label: Side 3
KS-12-1022-SIDE 1-W5RS-3477 I A3Side A runout, variant 1
KS-12-1022-SIDE 4- XI-W5R5-3478 - I A2Side B runout, variant 1
KS-12-1022-SIDE 2-W5RS-3479 I A3Side C runout, variant 1
KS-12-1022-SIDE 3-X1-W5RS-3480 I A2Side D runout, variant 1
KS-12-1022-SIDE 1-W5RS-3477 I A2Runout A
W5-RS-3478 KSD-12-1022-SIDE 2 RCA I B – A1`Runout B
KS-12-1022-SIDE 3-X1-W5RS-3479 I – A5Runout C
KS-12-1022-SIDE 4-X1-W5RS-3480 I A2Runout D
KS-12-1022-A-X SIDE 1 RGSide A runout
KS-12-1022-B-X SIDE 2 RGSide B runout
KS-12-1022-C-X SIDE 3 RGSide C runout
KS-12-1022-D-X SIDE 4 RGSide D runout
KS-12-1022-SIDE 1-X1 RA-Side, etched [Variant 1]
KS-12-1022-SIDE 2 RB-Side, etched [Variant 1]
KS-12-1022-SIDE 3 RC-Side, etched [Variant 1]
KS-12-1022-SIDE 4 R-1D-Side, etched [Variant 1]
o T 1 COLO-KS1022-A 1 A2Runout A
o T 1 COLO-KS1022-BRunout B
o T COLO-KS1022-C 1Runout C
o T 4T COL-KSD-1022-D - X1Runout D
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 | Regency KLPS2-1022 / King Records 1022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Polydor 658 109/110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Polydor 658 109/110First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Polydor 184 209/210First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Israel | Polydor 184209/210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | Polydor 184 209/210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Spain | Polydor 184 209/210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | King Records 1022 / King Records KS-12-1022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | King Records 1022 / King Records KS-12-1022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | King Records 1022 / King Records KS 1022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Polydor 184 209/210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | King Records 1022 / King Records KS-12-1022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | King Records 1022 / King Records KS-12-1022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | King Records 1022 / King Records KS-12-1022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Greece | Polydor SLPHM/D 184 209/210LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2612 005LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Taiwan | Black Cat Record BC-4221LP, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1972 | Peru | Polydor 2425 102LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Polydor 2612 005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Japan | Polydor MP 9307/8LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Polydor MP 9307/8LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Polydor 2482 420LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Italy | Polydor 2482 386LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US | Rhino Records RNLP 217LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Rhino Records RNLP 218LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Rhino Records RNLP 217LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Germany | Polydor 823 001-1LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Polydor 823 001-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Polydor 823 001-1LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 204LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Worldwide | Polydor 0600753703137 / Universal Music Group International 0600753703137LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | King Records K2S 1022LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Polydor 2669 005 / Polydor 2669005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Polydor 2612 005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Polydor 2669 005 / Polydor 2669005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Polydor 2669 005 / Polydor 2669005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | India | Polydor H 184 209LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | Polydor SLPHM/D 184 209/210LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 2340 001LP | LP |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 2340 002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 2340 001LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Polydor 2340 002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Polydor 2612 005LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Polydor PD 1022LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | King Records 1022 / King Records KS-12-1022LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | King Records 1022 / King Records KS-12-1022LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
52 vinyl pressings of Live At The Apollo - Volume II are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1968 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Italy, Canada, France and more. One of them is King Records 1022, released August 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1022, 184 209/210, KLPS2-1022, 658 109/110) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KS-12-1022-SIDE 1-W5RS-3477 and KS-12-1022-SIDE 4- XI-W5R5-3480. 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.
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