Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1969
Plastic Man was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 11 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.
7N 17724 A-2 ΔG J KT IA side runout variant 1
7N 17724 B-1 ΔG Z KT IB side runout variant 1
7N 17724-ALabel side A
7N 17724-BLabel side B
7N17724 A-2△G 1 KT CRunout Side A
7N17724 B-1△G 1 KT ERunout Side B
7N17724 A-2△G 1 KT ARunout Side A variant 2
7N17724 B-1△G 1 KT CRunout Side B variant 2
7N 17724 A-2▽GSide A runout
7N 17724 B-1▽GSide B runout
AP-1608-ARunout side A
AP-1608-BRunout side B
AP-1608 (A)Label side A
AP-1608 (B)Label side B
Y 468 300 1A1Label side A
Y 468 301 1A2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | France | Pye Records 45.PV. 15318 / Pye Records 45 PV. 15318First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Pye Records DV 14867First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Pye Records DV 14867First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N17724First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | Pye Records P 67.009First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Italy | Pye Records P 67.009First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Lebanon | Pye Records 7N.17724First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N 17724First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | Pye Records 7N 17724First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | Pye Records 7N 17724 / Pye Records 7 N 17724First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Pye Records 7N 17724First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 17724First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Pye Records 7N 17724First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | UK | Pye Records 7N 17724First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Australia | Astor AP-1608First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Plastic Man are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, Netherlands, Australia, Japan and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N 17724, released April 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N 17724, AP-1608, LL-2267-Y, 45.PV. 15318) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N 17724 A-2 ΔG J KT I and 7N 17724 B-1 ΔG Z KT I. 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.
