Vinyl pressings
by Roger Williams · 1965
Summer Wind And Your Special Requests was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
KS3434-A-54Variation 1, Side 1, etched
KS3434-B-54Variation 1, Side 2, etched
KS 5-3434-A-S1-5Variation 2, Side 1, stamped
KS 5-3434-B-S1-6VarIation 2, Side 2, stamped
KL 5 1434-A-53Side 1, etched
KL 5 1434-B-53Side 2, etched
KS5 3434-A-52 T ///ASide A etched except T
KS5 3434-B-51 TSide B etched except T
KS 5 3434 ASide A label
KS 5 3434 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Kapp Records KS-3434First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Kapp Records KS-3434First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Kapp Records KL-1434First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | France | Kapp Records kld 4012 - klds 4012First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Kapp Records HAR 8255 / London Records HAR 8255First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KS-3434First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KL-1434First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KL-1434First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KS-3434First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KL-1434First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KS-3434First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KS-3434First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KS-3434First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Kapp Records 12478LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Kapp Records PK-6050LP | LP |
| ? | Venezuela | Kapp Records KLP-1336LP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Summer Wind And Your Special Requests are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, France. One of them is Kapp Records KS-3434.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KS-3434, KL-1434, HAR 8255, kld 4012 - klds 4012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KS3434-A-54 and KS3434-B-54. 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.
