Vinyl pressings
by John Barry · 1976
King Kong (Original Sound Track) 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.
11 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
MS-1-2260 WWI #2 · ─◁Side A runout, etched, variant 1
MS-2-2260 WWI · ─◁Side B runout, etched, variant 1
MS-1-2260 WW2 #2 · ─◁Side A runout, etched, variant 2
MS-2-2260 WW2 · ─◁Side B runout, etched, variant 2
MS-1-2260 JW1 #1 0Side A runout
MS-2-2260 JW2 #1 0Side B runout
MS-1-2260 LW2. (.) *Side A, etched [* stamped]
MS-2-2260 LW1 1 *Side B, etched [1 and * stamped]
K•54090 A1 2 AL ASide A runout
K•54090•B1 3 ASide B runout
K 54090 ASide A label
K 54090 BSide B label
K·54090 A1 ASide A runout
K·54090 B1 ASide B runout
' A MX183423 MS2260-1Side A runout, stamped
' A MX183424 MS2260-2Side B runout, stamped
MX183423Side A label
MX183424Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Reprise Records 54 090 / Reprise Records (MS 2 260)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Reprise Records W 54090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Tam YX-7032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Reprise Records HRES 291-88First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Reprise Records K 54 090 / Reprise Records MS 2260First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Reprise Records K 54090First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records MS 2260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records MS 2260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records MS 2260First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | Reprise Records 34.012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 090LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Mexico | Reprise Records GWEA-5442LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of King Kong (Original Sound Track) are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2260.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2260, K 54 090, K 54090, 54 090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS-1-2260 WWI #2 · ─◁ and MS-2-2260 WWI · ─◁. 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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