Vinyl pressings
by The Buckinghams · 1966
Kind Of A Drag was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
TM 1783 (Ω)Runout, side A, etched, variant 1
AD-3501 (Ω)Runout, side B, etched, variant 1
TM 1783 (Ω)Runout, side A, etched, variant 2
AD-3501 [dF]Runout, side B, etched, variant 2
TM 1783-1AA-Side Deadwax
AD 3501-1AB-Side Deadwax
TM 1783Scrawled in runout side A
AD-3501Scrawled in runout side B
TM-1783Label A
AD-3501Label B
TM 1783 △64792A-side deadwax
AD-3501 △64793B-side deadwax
TM 1783 (Ω)Runout, side A, etched
AD-3501 ♪Runout, side B, etched
TM 1783Side A Label
AD-3501Side B Label
TM 1783 ΘSide A runout
AD-3501 ♪Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Stateside OSS-249First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Quality 1862XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Quality 1862XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Greece | Stateside GSS 185First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Stateside SS 588First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | U.S.A. Records 860First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | U.S.A. Records 860First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | U.S.A. Records 860First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | U.S.A. Records 860First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | U.S.A. Records 860First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | U.S.A. Records 860First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | U.S.A. Records 860First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | U.S.A. Records 860First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | U.S.A. Records 860First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Brazil | Odeon 7I-31947", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Quality QGT 076X7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Stateside C 23 4307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Stateside SS 5887", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | U.S.A. Records 8607", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
28 vinyl pressings of Kind Of A Drag are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is U.S.A. Records 860, released November 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 860, SS 588, OSS-249, 1862X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TM 1783 (Ω) and AD-3501 (Ω). 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.
