Vinyl pressings
by Kaleidoscope · 1969
Incredible Kaleidoscope 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.
XSB139723-1C 1 A 3 P ºA-side runout, variant 1
XSB139724-1C 2 A 2 P ºB-side runout, variant 1
XSB139723-1C 1 D 2 P ºA-side runout, variant 2
XSB139724-1C 3 A 2 P ºB-side runout, variant 2
XSB139723-1C PXT C 1 oA Side etched, except "C" and "o" stamped
XSB139724-1B 1 A 1 o TSide B etched, except "A" and "o" stamped
XSB 139723Side A Label
XSB 139724Side B Label
Ƨ / XSB139723-1A o A5Side A runout etched, except o stamped
Ƨ \ XSB139724-2B o A2Side B runout etched, except o stamped
Ƨ / XSB139723-1A o A3Side A runout etched, except o stamped
Ƨ / XSB139724-1A o A1Side B runout etched, except o stamped
XSB139723-1D 2 T A4 oSide A runout
XSB139724-1B 1 A4 o TSide B runout
XSB 139723Side A label
XSB 139724Side 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 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3575First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Epic BN 26467First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | Date DAS.2037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Epic BN 26467First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Epic BN 26467First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Epic BN 26467First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Epic BN 26467First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | Edsel Records ED 292LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Epic BN 26467LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Frog Records 034LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Epic BN 26467LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Incredible Kaleidoscope are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Epic BN 26467, released June 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BN 26467, ELPS 3575, DAS.2037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSB139723-1C 1 A 3 P º and XSB139724-1C 2 A 2 P º. 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.
