Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1965
Kinks Kinkdom 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.
15 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
o 10475 R6184-A -1B-Side A runout - variant 1
0 10476 R6184-B -1B-Side B runout - variant 1
o 10475 R6184-A -1B- -T-Side A runout - variant 2
o 10476 R6184-B -1B ΛIII -T-Side B runout - variant 2
10475 R6184-A IFSide A runout
10476 R6184-B IGSide B runout
10,475Side A label
10,476Side B label
10475 R6184-A -1A S oSide A runout
10476 R6184B 1F P oSide B runout
10,475Side A label
10,476Side B label
10475 R6184-A -1DRunout Side A, Variant 1, etched
10476 R6184-B -1ERunout Side B, Variant 1, etched
o 10475 R 6184-A p 1F A3Runout Side A, Variant 2, etched, except o p A3, stamped
o p 10476 R6184-B -1E A B 11Runout Side B, Variant 2, etched, except o p A B 11, stamped
10475 R6184-A -1C T IIIIIISide A
10476 R6184-B -1B II oSide B
10,475Side A Label
10,476Side B Label
(Side A Label) R 6184 (10,475)
(Side B Label) R 6184 (10,476)
(Side A Etched) c s 10475 R6184-A-1E
(Side B Etched) c s 10476 R6184B-1D
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 NPL-30070First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Pye Records NSPL-30070First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records RS 6184 / Reprise Records RS-6184LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records RS-6184LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records R6184First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records R-6184 / Reprise Records R 6184First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records R6184 / Reprise Records R-6184First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records R-6184First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records RS-6184LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records RS-6184 / Reprise Records RS 6184LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records R 6184First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records 6184 / Reprise Records RS-6184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records RS-6184 / Reprise Records RS 6184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records RS-6184 / Reprise Records RS 6184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records RS-6184 / Reprise Records RS 6184First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | US | Rhino Records R1 70318LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Russia | Endless Happiness HE65006LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Reprise Records R6184LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Reprise Records R6184LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Reprise Records 6184 / Reprise Records RS-6184LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of Kinks Kinkdom are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1965 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada. One of them is Reprise Records R6184, released November 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R6184, R-6184, R 6184, 6184) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o 10475 R6184-A -1B- and 0 10476 R6184-B -1B-. 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.
