Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1965
Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 14 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.
45XX1813 A2 H 2 (S backwards) KTSide A runout, variant 1
45XX1813 B2 H J 1 KTSide B runout, variant 1
45XX1813 A1 H 1 KT XSide A runout, variant 2
45XX1813 B2 H 1 KT QSide B runout, variant 2
45XX1813 A2 HSide A Stamped, variant 1
45XX1813 B2 HSide B Stamped, variant 1
45XX1813 A1 HSide A Stamped, variant 2
45XX1813 B2 HSide B Stamped, variant 2
45XX1813 A1 HSide A Stamped
45XX1813 B2 HSide B Stamped
45XX1813 A1 H
45XX1813 B2 H
45 XX 1813 A1 HSide A (Stamped)
45 XX 1813 B2 HSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Pye Records PYE 785First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N 15813First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | France | Disques Vogue 45 PV. 15204First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | France | Pye Records 45-PV. 15215First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1965 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14333 / Pye Records DV 14333First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Greece | Pye Records GP 3221First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Japan | Pye Records LL-756-YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-15813First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 15813First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | South Africa | Pye Records PY 29First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | Pye Records 7N 15813 / Pye Records 7 N 15813First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15813First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15813First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15813First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15813First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
25 vinyl pressings of Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.15813.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15813, 7N 15813, 0366, AP-1111) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45XX1813 A2 H 2 (S backwards) KT and 45XX1813 B2 H J 1 KT. 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.
