Vinyl pressings
by James Brown · 1969
The Popcorn was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, 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.
T1 KS-LP-1055-A-1 RGA-side runout etching
T KS-LP-1055-B -1 RGB-side runout etching
KSD-1055-AA-side label
KSD-1055-BB-side label
KS-1055-AA-side runout etching
KS-1055-BB-side runout etching
KS-1055-A-2Side A runout etching
KSD-1055-AA-side label
KS-1055-AA-side runout etching
KS-1055-B [unidentified symbol]B-side runout etching
KSD-1055-AA-side label
KSD-1055-BB-side label
℗1969 I9 ◇Z B 00 184319 S1Side A runout, variant 1
℗1969 I9 ◇Z B 00 184319 S2Side B runout, variant 1
1 ℗1969 I9 ◇Z B 00 184319 S1Side A runout, variant 2
1 ℗1969 I9 ◇Z C 00 184319 S2Side B runout, variant 2
KS-1055 A TGSide A runout
KS-1055 B TGSide B runout
1055-ASide A label
1055-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | King Records KS 1055 / King Records KS-1055First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| 1969 | France | Polydor 658 172First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 184 319 / King Records 184 319First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 184 319 / King Records 184 319First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | King Records KSD 1055 / King Records ST-92051LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1969 | US | King Records KSD 1055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | King Records KSD 1055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | King Records KSD 1055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Spain | Polydor 11 84 319 / King Records 11 84 319LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Polydor 184 319LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Taiwan | 先鋒 PRC-5058LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | Polydor 1184319LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | King Records KSD-1055 / Polydor KSD-1055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Polydor KSD 1055 / Polydor KSD-1055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | USA & Europe | Polydor KSD 1055 / Polydor KSD-1055LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of The Popcorn are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, France, Germany, Canada. One of them is King Records KSD 1055, released August 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KSD 1055, 658 172, 184 319, KS 1055) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 KS-LP-1055-A-1 RG and T KS-LP-1055-B -1 RG. 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.
