Vinyl pressings
by Kansas · 1977
Point Of Know Return was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
46 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 22 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.
AL-34929-1B STERLING PSide A runout, variant 1
BL-34929-1A STERLING PSide B runout, variant 1
AL-34929-1G STERLING PSide A runout, variant 2
BL-34929-1N STERLING PSide B runout, variant 2
1Ƨ AL-34929-1F STERLING CSRunout side A, variant 1
1Ƨ BL-34929-1F STERLING CSRunout side B, variant 1
1S AL-34929-1E B26Runout side A, variant 2
S2 BL-34929-1F◦ STERLING ARunout side B, variant 2
T1 AL-34929-1D STERLINGRunout A variant 1
T1 BL-34929-1D STERLINGRunout B variant 1
T1 AL-34929-1K STERLINGRunout A variant 2
BL-34929-1A STERLINGRunout B variant 2
PAL-34929-GPBSide A runout
PBL-34929-GPBSide B runout
AL-34929-1K STERLING C 1 o T \Side A runout, variant 1
BL-34929-1̶R̶ 1P B 8 STERLING o T |Side B runout, variant 1
AL-34929-1K K3 STERLING C o T \ ·Side A runout, variant 2
BL-34929-1Q STERLING F3 o T ISide B runout, variant 2
AL-34929-PV GOL STERLINGRunout A etched / STERLING stamped (Var. 1)
BL-34929-PV GOL STERLINGRunout B etched / STERLING stamped (Var. 1)
AL 34929Label Side A
BL 34929Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Argentina | Epic 147072 / Epic 147.072First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Argentina | Epic 147072First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | Kirshner ELPS 3868 / Epic ELPS 3868First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Kirshner PZ 34929 / Kirshner 34929First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Chile | CBS 15225First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Colombia | Epic 19103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Costa Rica | CBS 100.364First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Ecuador | CBS 331-0173First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | Kirshner KIR 82234First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Europe | Kirshner KIR 82234LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1977 | Greece | Epic KIR 82234First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | Epic KIR 82234First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | Epic KIR 82234 / Kirshner KIR 82234First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | Epic KIR 82234LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Greece | Epic KIR 82234First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Kirshner HZ 44929LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1980 | US | Kirshner HZ 44929LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | Europe | Kirshner KIR 82234 / Kirshner JZ 34929LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | Epic KIR 32361LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | Kirshner KIR 32361 / Epic EPC 32361LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1983 | Spain | Kirshner KIR 32361 / Epic EPC 32361LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Friday Music FRM 34929 / Kirshner P762985LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 34929LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP874 / Epic MOVLP874LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Europe | Kirshner 19075869361LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | US | Kirshner 19075869361LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Kirshner 19075869361 / Epic 19075869361LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | Kirshner 19075869361LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | Friday Music FRM 34929 / Kirshner P 762985LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP874 / Epic MOVLP874LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Epic 19103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 32361 / Epic 32361LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 32361 / Epic 32361LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Kirshner KIR 82234LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Kirshner KIR 82234LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Kirshner KIR 82234LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Kirshner KIR 82234LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Kirshner KIR 82234LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Epic KIR 82234LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | Stereophonic AKS 1095-ALP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2837LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Kirshner JZ 34929LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Sampler | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Sampler |
| ? | US | Kirshner JZ 34929 / Kirshner 34929LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Kirshner JZ 34929 / Kirshner 34929LP, Album | LP, Album |
87 vinyl pressings of Point Of Know Return are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1977 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Kirshner JZ 34929, released October 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JZ 34929, BL 34929, 34929, JZ34929) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-34929-1B STERLING P and BL-34929-1A STERLING P. 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.
