Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1965
Set Me Free 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.
29 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 16 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.
7N15854 A1✳ HSide A runout, variant 1
7N15854 B1 ✳ HSide B runout, variant 1
7N15854 A2 ✳ H 1 KT 2Side A runout, variant 2
7N15854 B2 ✳ H 1 KT 2BSide B runout, variant 2
7N15854 A1 ✳HSide A runout, stamped
7N15854 B2 ✳HSide B runout, stamped
7N15854-ASide A label
7N15854-BSide B label
7N15854 A2✳ H 1 KT MSide A runout
7N15854 B2✳ H 1 KT SSide B runout
7N.15854-ASide A label
7N.15854-BSide B label
7N15854 A1 * HSide A Runout
7N15854 B1 * HSide B Runout
7N15854 A1✳ HSide A runout, variant 1
7N15854 B1 ✳ HSide B runout, variant 1
7N15854 A2 ✳ H 1 KT 2Side A runout, variant 2
7N15854 B2 ✳ H 1 KT 2BSide B runout, variant 2
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 | Argentina | Music Hall 30.601First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | Canada | Pye Records PYE 778First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N.15854First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | France | Disques Vogue 45-PV.15210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14361 / Pye Records DV 14361First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Pye Records DV 14361First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Greece | Pye Records GP 3218First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Italy | Pye Records 45NP 5074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 15854First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N 15854First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 15854First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | South Africa | Pye Records PY 48First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Sweden | Pye Records 7 N 15854 / Pye Records 7N 15854First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15854First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15854First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Disques Vogue 7N 158547", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
30 vinyl pressings of Set Me Free are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.15854, released May 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15854, 7N 15854, 0379, AP-1129) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N15854 A1✳ H and 7N15854 B1 ✳ 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.
