Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1966
Face To Face 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.
33 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 13 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.
NPL18149 A1 △ HSide A runout, variant 1
NPL18149 B2 △ HSide B runout, variant 1
NPL18149 A2 △ H KT QSide A runout, variant 2
NPL18149 B2 △ H KT CSide B runout, variant 2
NSPL 18149A-1 *TSide A runout
NSPL 18149B-1 *TSide B runout
NPL18149 A2 △ H KT TSide A label
NPL18149 B2 △ H 4 FSide B label
NSPL 18149A-1 ✳T G 2Stamped/etched side A
NSPL 18149B-1 ✳T U 1Stamped/etched side B
KT(Tax Code) etched sides A/B
NSPL.18149-ALabel side A
10,595Matrix, Side A
10,596Matrix, Side B
10596 R-6228-A 1-BRunout Side A Variant 1
10596 R-6228-B 1-BRunout Side B Variant 1
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 | Australia | Astor PLP 1174First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Pye Records NPL-30092First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Pye Records NSPL-30092First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Chile | Pye Records NSPL 18149 / Pye Records Pys - 039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Pye Records HTLP 340006 P / Hit-Ton Schallplatten HTLP 340006 PFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Pye Records HTSLP 340006 P / Hit-Ton Schallplatten HTSLP 340006 PFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Pye Records HTLP 340006 P / Hit-Ton Schallplatten HTLP 340006 PFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Greece | Pye Records NPL 15004First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Italy | Pye Records SIP 20First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Pye Records NPL 18149First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | South Africa | Pye Records PL 2080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Spain | Pye Records HPYS 331-09 / Hispavox HPYS 331-09First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Spain | Pye Records HPY 331-09First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Pye Records NSPL.18149First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records RS-6228 / Reprise Records 6228First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Pye Records YS-2282-YLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Pye Records YS-2282-YLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | Pye Records UPS-647-YLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Pye Records 200 731-241 / Pye Records 200 731LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | UK | Pye Records NPL 18149LP, Mono, Album, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Album, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | New Zealand | Pye Records NPL 18149LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1980 | Spain | Pye Records NPL 18149 / Zafiro ZL-342LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Pye Records NPL 18149 / Zafiro ZL-342LP, Album, Reissue, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Reissue, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Spain | Pye Records LM-1042 / PRT LM-1.042LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | PRT 200 731 / Pye Records 200 731-241LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | UK | PRT NPL 18149 / Pye Records NPL 18149LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | Japan | PRT SP20-5026LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | Japan | PRT SP20-5026LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1983 | Spain | Pye Records LM-1042 / PRT LM-1.042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | PRT 6.26673LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | PRT 6.26673 / PRT 243 982-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | PRT PYL 6005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Greece | PRT 11017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Yugoslavia | PRT 7.551434 / Helidon 7.5.51.434LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Not On LabelLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2000 | UK | Castle Music ESM LP 479 / Essential! Records ESM LP 479LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Sanctuary 278 311-1 / Universal UMC 278 311-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Europe | Sanctuary 278 311-1 / Universal UMC 278 311-1LP, Mono, LP, Stereo, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Mono, Limited, Numbered | LP, Mono, LP, Stereo, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Mono, Limited, Numbered |
| 2015 | Europe | Sony Music 88875113261 / Legacy 88875113261LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | BMG NPL 18149LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2015 | US | BMG BMG14051V / Sanctuary BMG14051VLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 2015 | Europe | Sanctuary NPL 18149 / BMG NPL 18149LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK & Europe | BMG NPL18149XI / BMG NPL18149LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2022 | UK | BMG NPL18149XLP | LP |
| 2022 | Worldwide | BMG BMGCAT744LP / ABKCO 4050538813067LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | BMG NPL 18149LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | PRT PRLP 15LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Pye Records 200 731-241 / PRT 200 731LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Greece | PRT 70023 / PRT NPL 18149LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Earmark 42004 PLP, Album, Reissue, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Reissue, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| ? | Italy | Earmark 42004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | PRT PRLP 15 / Green Line Records PRLP 15LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Pye Records NPL 18149LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Taiwan | Hua Sun Records HS 4077LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | PRT PYL 6005LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
79 vinyl pressings of Face To Face are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1966 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, US, New Zealand, Australia and more. One of them is Pye Records NPL 18149, released October 28, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NPL 18149, NSPL.18149, R 6228, RS-6228) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NPL18149 A1 △ H and NPL18149 B2 △ 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.
