Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1972
The Kink Kronikles was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year. 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.
S1 2XS 6454A 31370-1A A1Runout side A, variant 1
\ 2XS 6454-B 31371-1A AMRunout side B, variant 1
S1 2XS 6454-C-31372-1B A1Runout side C, variant 1
1 2XS 6454-D 31373-1A A-Runout side D, variant 1
T 1 2XS 6454A 31370-1 -1Runout Side A [Etched]
T 1 2XS 6454-B 31371-1 -2Runout Side B [Etched]
T 1 2XS 6454-C-31372-1 -2Runout Side C [Etched]
T 1 2XS 6454-D 31373-1 -1Runout Side D [Etched]
2XS-6454 31370-1Runout Side A Etched
2XS-6454 31371-1Runout Side B Etched
2XS-6454 31372-1Runout Side C Etched
2XS-6454 31373-1Runout Side D Etched
2XS-6454 ᴘ 31370-1Runout side A, variant 1
2XS-6454 ᴘ 31371-1Runout side B, variant 1
2XS-6454 31372-1Runout side C, variant 1
2XS-6454 ᴘ 31373-1Runout side D, variant 1
T I 2XS 6454 31370-1-2 Ʌ4Runout Side A [Etched] (Ʌ stamped) (variant 1)
T I 2XS 6454 31371-1-2 2ɅRunout Side B [Etched] (Ʌ stamped) (variant 1)
T I 2XS 6454 31372-1-2 DRunout Side C [Etched] (D stamped) (variant 1)
T I 2XS-6454 31373-1-2 DRunout Side D [Etched] (D stamped) (variant 1)
T 1 2XS-6454 31370-1-2 D3Side A runout, var. 1
T 1 2XS-6454 31371-1-1 D2Side B runout, var. 1
T 1 2XS-6454 31372-1-2 ⋀Side C runout, var. 1
T 1 2XS-6454 31373-1-1 DSide D runout, var. 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records 2XS 6454 / Reprise Records 6454First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records 2XS 6454 / Reprise Records 6454First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records 2XS 6454 / Reprise Records 6454First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records 2XS 6454 / Reprise Records 6454LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records 2XS 6454 / Reprise Records 6454First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records 2XS 6454 / Reprise Records 6454First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records 2XS 6454 / Reprise Records 6454First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records 2XS 6454 / Reprise Records 6454LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records 2XS 6454LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records 2XS 6454 / Reprise Records 6454LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Reprise Records 2XS 6454LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | BMG BMGCAT436DLP / ABKCO BMGCAT436DLPLP, Record Store Day, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Record Store Day, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Reprise Records 2XS 6454LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Reprise Records 2XS 6454LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | US | Reprise Records 2XS 6454LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records 2XS 6454 / Reprise Records 6454LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Reprise Records 2XS 6454LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
17 vinyl pressings of The Kink Kronikles are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1972 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US. One of them is Reprise Records 2XS 6454, released March 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2XS 6454) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S1 2XS 6454A 31370-1A A1 and \ 2XS 6454-B 31371-1A AM. 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.
