Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1971
"Percy" was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 7 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.
NSPL 18365A-1 ✲T HRunout side A, stamped / etched, variant 1
NSPL 18365B-1 ✲T JRunout side B, stamped / etched, variant 1
NSPL 18365A-1 ✲T CRunout side A, stamped / etched, variant 2
NSPL 18365B-1 ✲T ERunout side B, stamped / etched, variant 2
NSPL 18365A-1 ✲T HSide A runout, var. 1
NSPL 18365B-1 ✲T JSide B runout, var. 1
NSPL 18365A-1 ✲T 1 BSide A runout, var. 2
NSPL 18365B-1 ✲T 1 ESide B runout, var. 2
NSPL-18365-A TGSide A runout
NSPL-18365-B TGSide B runout
SMS PY 2689-30Side 1
SMS PY 2689-30Side 2
C 85258 A-6 Made in GermanyRunout A side, stamped
C 85258 B-2 Made in GermanyRunout B side, stamped
C 85 258 ALabel A side
C 85 258 BLabel B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Astor SPLP 1353First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Pye Records NSPL 18365First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Pye Records SLDPY. 799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Pye Records 85 258 ITFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Pye Records NSPL 18365First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | South Africa | Pye Records PYC 2252First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18365First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18365First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Pye Records YS-2542-YLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Argentina | Music Hall 112994 / Pye Records 112994LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Argentina | Pye Records 112994 / Music Hall 112994LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Spain | Pye Records 85.258 - ILP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18365LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18365LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18365LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | PRT 200 732 / Pye Records 200 732-241LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | PRT 200 732 / PRT 200 732-241LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | PRT NSPL 18365 / Pye Records NSPL 18365LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | PRT NSPL 18365 / Pye Records NSPL 18365LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | PRT SP20-5032LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Spain | PRT ZL-630LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1985 | Spain | PRT ZL-630 / Zafiro ZL-630LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | PRT 6.26679 BLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Germany | PRT 6.26679 BL / PRT 243 969-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Spain | PRT 30112011LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | PRT PYL 6011LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Essential! Records ESM LP 891LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2000 | UK | Essential! Records ESMLP 891LP, Album, Reissue, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label, Stereo |
| 2003 | Italy | Earmark 42013LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Worldwide | BMG BMGCAT488LPLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2022 | Europe | BMG BMGCAT746LP / Pye Records BMGCAT746LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | PRT 200 732 / PRT 200 732-241LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Not On Label 200732LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | Germany | PRT 200 732 / PRT 200 732-241LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
35 vinyl pressings of "Percy" are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1971 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Pye Records NSPL 18365, released March 26, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NSPL 18365, SPLP 1353, SLDPY. 799, 85 258 IT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NSPL 18365A-1 ✲T H and NSPL 18365B-1 ✲T J. 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.
