Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1967
Autumn Almanac was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
7N.17400A-1△F 1 KT ZJSide A runout variant 1
7N.17400B-1△F 2 KT ZESide B runout variant 1
7N.17400A-1△F 2 KT DSide A runout variant 2
7N.17400B-1△F I KT DSide B runout variant 2
7N 17400A-1 △F 1 KT KA-side runout, variant 1
7N 17400B-1 △F 2 KT AB-side runout, variant 1
7N 17400A-1 △F 2 KT CA-side runout, variant 2
7N 17400B-1 △F 1 KT EB-side runout, variant 2
7N 17400 A-1 △F 2 KT GRunout A stamped / etched
7N 17400 B-1 △F 1 KT XRunout B stamped / etched
7N 17400A-1 △FSide A runout, stamped
7N 17400B-1 △FSide B runout, stamped
7N.17400A-1△F 1 KT ZJSide A runout
7N.17400B-1△F 2 KT ZESide B runout
7N.17400-ASide A label
7N.17400-BSide B label
7N 17400 A-1 △F 2FRunout A stamped / etched
7N 17400 B-1 △FRunout B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N.17400First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17400First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17400First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N 17400First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.174007", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17400First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17400First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17400First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17400First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Pye Records 7N.174007", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Autumn Almanac are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Ireland. One of them is Pye Records 7N.17400, released October 13, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.17400, 7N 17400) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N.17400A-1△F 1 KT ZJ and 7N.17400B-1△F 2 KT ZE. 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.
