Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Rankin · 1977
The Kenny Rankin Album 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.
11 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ST-LD-763783-C SRC 1-1Runout A, variant 1
ST-LD 763784-B 0-2 [Artisan logo] SM1-1Runout B, variant 1
ST-LD 763783-AB 0-4 [Artisan logo] (PR)Runout A, variant 2
ST-LD 763784-B [Artisan logo] SM1-2 (SP) (PR)Runout B, variant 2
ST-LD 763783-A̸ B (MR) [Artisan Logo] △22000 (2) (PR)Runout Side 1
ST-LD 763784-B [Artisan Logo] △22000-X (3) (PR)Runout Side 2
ST-LD-763783-MOLabel Side A
ST-LD-763784-MOLabel Side B
ST-LD 763783-ABBB-1 PRC [Artisan logo] (PR)Side A runout
ST-LD 763784-BBB-1 [Artisan logo] (PR)Side B runout
ST-LD-763783-RILabel A
ST-LD-763784 -RILabel B
ST-LD-763783-PRLabel Side A
ST-LD-763784-PRLabel Side B
ST-LD-763783-B PRSide 1 Etched
ST-LD 763784-B PRSide 2 Etched
ST-LD-763783-PR
ST-LD-763784-PR
ST-LD 763783-ABBB-1 PRC [Artisan logo] (PR)Runout A
ST-LD 763784-BBB-1 [Artisan logo] PRC (PR)Runout B
ST-LD-763783-RILabel A
ST-LD-763784 -RILabel 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 | Canada | Little David Records LD 1013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Little David Records LD 1013LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | Little David Records P-10378LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Little David Records LD 59656 / Little David Records LD 1013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Philippines | Little David Records P-10378LFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Little David Records LD 1013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Little David Records LD 1013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Little David Records LD 1013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Little David Records LD 1013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Little David Records LD 1013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Little David Records LD 1013LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1977 | US | Little David Records LD 1013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Little David Records LD 1013First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Little David Records LD 1013LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of The Kenny Rankin Album are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Canada, Japan, Netherlands and more. One of them is Little David Records LD 1013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LD 1013, P-10378L, LD 59656) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-LD-763783-C SRC 1-1 and ST-LD 763784-B 0-2 [Artisan logo] SM1-1. 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.
