Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1970
Apeman was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 19 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.
7N 45016A1- △ HA-side stamped, variant 1
7N 45016B1- △ HB-side stamped, variant 1
7N 45016A1- △ H 1 CNA-side stamped, variant 2
7N 45016B1- △ H 1 BZB-side stamped, variant 2
7N.45016-ALabel side A
7N.45016-BLabel side B
7N 45016A1-ΔHSide A Runout, Stamped variant 1
7N 45016B1-ΔHSide B Runout, Stamped variant 1
7N 45016A1-ΔH 𝙸 ISide A Runout, Stamped variant 2
7N 45016B1-ΔH B ISide B Runout, Stamped variant 2
7N 45016A1- △ HA-side stamped
7N 45016B1- △ HB-side stamped
7N.45016-AA-side label
7N.45016-BB-side label
7N 45016A1- △ HRunout side A
7N 45016B1- △ HRunout side B
7N.45016-ALabel side A
7N.45016-BLabel side B
7N 45016A1- △ HRunout side A
7N 45016B1- △ HRunout side B
7N.45016-ALabel side A
7N.45016-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Music Hall 31.546First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Argentina | Pye Records 31.456First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Brazil | Musidisc CS-145First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Brazil | Musidisc CS-145First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mispress |
| 1970 | Canada | Pye Records 7N.45016First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N 45016First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Pye Records 45 PV. 15350 / Pye Records 45. PV. 15350First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N45016First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | Pye Records P67.029 / Pye Records P 67029First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Italy | Pye Records P67.029 / Pye Records P 67029First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Mexico | Pye Records G 1005First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-45016First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 45016First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Philippines | Pye Records PYE-567First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Portugal | Pye Records PATS 7010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Pye Records 6071 2017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | PRT 7N 450167", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Pye Records 7N 450167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Pye Records 7N 450167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Pye Records 7N 450167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
43 vinyl pressings of Apeman are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Denmark, Germany and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.45016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.45016, 0979, 7N 45016, 14 790 AT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N 45016A1- △ H and 7N 45016B1- △ H. 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.
