Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1978
20 Golden Greats was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 2 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.
RPL 2031-A1 MBπ l∞ TBSide A runout, variant 1
RPL 2031-B2 MBπ lVI TBSide B runout, variant 1
RPL 2031-A1 MBπ TBSide A runout, variant 2
RPL 2031-B2 MBπ TBSide B runout, variant 2
RPL 2031 - ASide A label
RPL 2031 - BSide B label
70013 A FRunout, side A
70013 B FRunout, side B
RPL 2031-ALabel, side A
RPL 2031-BLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Greece | Pye Records NSPL 70013 / Pye Records PYE 70013First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Greece | Pye Records NSPL 70013 / Pye Records PYE 70013First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | UK | Ronco RPL 2031 / Pye Records RPL 2031First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | South Africa | Pye Records MMT 1004LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | PRT KINK 2LP, Compilation, 10", Compilation | LP, Compilation, 10", Compilation |
| 1983 | UK | PRT KINK 1LP, Compilation, 10", EP | LP, Compilation, 10", EP |
| 1987 | France | Carrere 66.472 / Carrere 66472LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | France | Carrere 651 66.472LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Germany | PRT 6.26680 / PRT 6.26680 BLLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | PRT 243 968-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Germany | PRT 6.26680 / PRT 6.26680 BLLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | UK | PRT PYL 4001LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Yugoslavia | PRT 7.5.51.436 / Helidon 7.5.51.436LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Pye Records NSLP 70013 / Pye Records PYE 70013LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | PRT KINK 1 / Pye Records KINK 1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of 20 Golden Greats are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1978 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, Greece. One of them is Ronco RPL 2031.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RPL 2031, NSPL 70013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RPL 2031-A1 MBπ l∞ TB and RPL 2031-B2 MBπ lVI TB. 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.
