Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1966
Dead End Street 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.
26 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
7N 17222 A5 △1Runout side A, variant 1
7N 17222 B3 △HRunout side B, variant 1
7N 17222 A5 △1 Ɩᴬ KT NRunout side A, variant 2
7N 17222 B3 △ H 2ᴬ KT ⅠRunout side B, variant 2
7N 17222 A6 △HMachine stamped in run-out area A-side - variant 1
7N 17222 B3 △HMachine stamped in run-out area B-side - variant 1
7N 17222 A6 △HMachine stamped in run-out area A-side - variant 2
7N 17222 B4 △HMachine stamped in run-out area B-side - variant 2
7N 17222 A6 △HSide A runout, stamped - variant 1
7N 17222 B4 △HSide B runout, stamped - variant 1
7N 17222 A6 △HSide A runout, stamped - variant 2
7N 17222 B3 △HSide B runout, stamped - variant 2
7N 17222 A6 △ H 2 KT GRun-out area side A [stamped], variant 1 (G etched)
7N 17222 A6 △ H 1 KT ELabel side A
7N 17222 B4 △ H I KTLabel side B
7N 17222 A6 △ H 1 KT LSide A runout, variant 1
7N 17222 B4 △ H 2 KT ISide B runout, variant 1
7N 17222 A5 △ H – ZASide A runout, variant 2
7N 17222 B3 △ H 2 KT WSide B runout, variant 2
7N.17222 A5 △ 1 H/PLabel 1 - stamped ['H/P' etched]
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 | Canada | Pye Records PYE 813First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | France | Pye Records 45 PV. 15254First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Pye Records HT 300040 P / Pye Records HT 300 040 PFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Pye Records 45 PV. 15254 / Disques Vogue 45 PV. 15254First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Pye Records HT 300040 P / Pye Records HT 300 040 PFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Greece | Pye Records GP 3242First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N.17222First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Italy | Pye Records 45NP 5116First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Lebanon | Pye Records 7N. 17222First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-17222First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 17 222 / Pye Records 7N17222First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Sweden | Pye Records 7N 17222First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17222First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17222First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Pye Records 7N.17222First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Advance, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Advance, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | Pye Records 7N 172227", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
32 vinyl pressings of Dead End Street are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, US, Australia, Netherlands and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.17222, released November 18, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.17222, 0540, AP-1321, 7N 17222) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N 17222 A5 △1 and 7N 17222 B3 △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.
