Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1965
Kinksize Hits 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.
11 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 3 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.
VV-1203-AIR L KT 3A-side runout, variant 1
VV-1203-BIR I K KTB-side runout, variant 1
VV-1203-AIR W KT DA-side runout, variant 2
VV-1203-BIR KT GB-side runout, variant 2
NEP-24203-ASide A Runout
NEP-24203-B3.Side B Runout
NEP-24203 - A3.Runout side A
NEP-24203 - B4.Runout side B
NEP-24203-A5Runout side A
NEP-24203-B5Runout side B
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 | Australia | Astor NEP-24203 / Astor NEP 24203First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Astor NEP-24203 / Astor NEP 24203First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Astor NEP 24203 / Astor NEP-24203First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Astor NEP 24203 / Astor NEP-24203First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Astor NEP 24203First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Astor NEP 24203 / Astor NEP-24203First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Astor NEP 24203 / Astor NEP-24203First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Astor NEP 24203 / Astor NEP-24203First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | PYE Records NEP 24203 / PYE Records NEP-24203First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records NEP 24203First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records NEP 24203 / Pye Records NEP.24203First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | BMG BMG15001V / Sanctuary BMG15001V7", 45 RPM, EP, Record Store Day, Reissue, Special Edition | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Record Store Day, Reissue, Special Edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Pye Records PE 10107", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
13 vinyl pressings of Kinksize Hits are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1965 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Pye Records NEP 24203, released January 15, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NEP 24203, NEP-24203) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VV-1203-AIR L KT 3 and VV-1203-BIR I K 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.
