US
1969- Label and catalog number
- Calendar KES-103
- Format
- LP, Album · Hollywood Pressing
Vinyl pressings
by The Archies · 1969
Everything's Archie 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.
24 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 15 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.
XYRS-3947--6S C2 I +Runout A, variant 1, + etched
XYRS-3948- 2S I + A2Runout B, variant 1, + etched
XYRS-3947-2S I A1Runout A, variant 2
XYRS-3948-2S I A1Runout B, variant 2
XYRS-3947-9S + ɪ A1A Side Stamped
XYRS-3948-2S + 3 C2B Side Stamped
XYRS - - 3947 - - 8S A2 R(inverted)Runout, Side A, variant 2, stamped (except for A2, etched)
XYRS - - 3948 - - 4S A3D R(inverted)Runout, Side B, variant 2, stamped (except for A3D, etched)
XYRS-3947-5S A1 RA Side Stamped except "A1 R" Etched
XYRS-3948-1S A3b RB Side Stamped except "A3b" Etched
XYRS-3947A Side Label
XYRS-3948B Side Label
XYRM 3945-1Side A Runout [Stamped]
XYRM 3946-1Side B Runout [Stamped]
XYRM 3945Side A Label
XYRM 3946Side 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 | Argentina | RCA AVL-3877First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Australia | Calendar KES-103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Australia | RCA Victor KES-103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | RCA Victor KES-103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Bolivia | RCA Victor BOL-1033First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Brazil | RCA Victor CL-29002First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Canada | Calendar KES-103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | RCA Victor KES-103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Colombia | Rca Victor LPS-986First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | RCA Victor KES 103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | RCA SHP-6083First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Mexico | RCA Victor MIL/S 4056First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Mexico | RCA Victor MIL/S-4056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | RCA Victor RPLS 3435First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | RCA 38-116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Chile | RCA Victor KEM-103-XLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Taiwan | First Record FL-1793LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1971 | South Korea | Hit Record Co L-199LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor KES-103LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | Rca Victor LPS 53-986LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Peru | Rca Victor KES 103LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Kirshner KES-103LP, Album | LP, Album |
32 vinyl pressings of Everything's Archie are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1969 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Calendar KES-103.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KES-103, RD 8073, SF 8073, AVL-3877) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.