Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1966
The Kinks Greatest Hits! was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 4 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.
10561 1A R6217-A E G P oSide-A runout, mostly etched (variant 1)
10562 R-6217-B 1 F G C o PSide-B runout, mostly etched (variant 1)
R-10561 1F R W̶ -6217-A o PSide-A runout, mostly etched (variant 2)
10562 1E R6217-B P o 6 CSide-B runout, mostly etched (variant 2)
30561-RS-6217A 1FSIDE 1 (etched)
30562-RS-6217B 1FSIDE 2 (etched)
30561-RS-6217A 1GSIDE 1 variant 1 (etched)
30562-RS-6217B 1GSIDE 2 variant 1 (etched)
Ƨ o 30561 RS 6217A 1G 1 C2Side A etched ["o" stamped]
Ƨ 30562 RS-6217-B 1H o B 4Side B etched ["o" stamped]
30,561Side A label
30,562Side B label
Ƨ 10561 1B R-6217-A 1 o A2Side-A runout, Variant 1, etched
Ƨ o 1 10562 1A R-6217-B A4Side-B runout, Variant 1, etched
o Ƨ1 10561 1A R-6217-A C1Side-A runout, Variant 2, etched
1 10562 1H R-6217-B o E2Side-B runout, Variant 2, etched
30561-RS-6217A-1C. IIII :. IIIIISide A runout, etched (except ":." stamped)- Variant 1
o P 30562 RS-6217-B 1H 1CSide B runout, etched (except "o P" stamped)- Variant 1
o 30561-RS-6217A-1E C PSide A runout, etched (except "o P C" stamped)- Variant 2
c 30562-RS-6217B 1G B :.Side B runout, etched (except "c B" stamped)- Variant 2
30561-RS-6217A-1CSIDE 1 (etched)
30562-RS-6217-B-1CSIDE 2 (etched)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Pye Records NSPL-30090First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Pye Records NPL-30090First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1966 | Colombia | Pye Records PYE-306001First yearLP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records 6217 / Reprise Records R-6217First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records RS-6217First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records RS-6217 / Reprise Records RS 6217LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records RS-6217First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records RS-6217First yearLP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records RS 6217 / Reprise Records RS-6217First yearLP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1966 | Venezuela | Orbe S–ORLP-4051First yearLP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1966 | Venezuela | Orbe ORLP-4051First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records R-6217First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records RS-6217First yearLP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records R-6217First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Reprise Records RS-6217First yearLP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6217 / Reprise Records R-6217LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Reprise Records RS-6217 / Reprise Records RS 6217LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | Taiwan | Luxurious Record Publishing House HV-OLP-2003LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records RS-6217 / Reprise Records 6217LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records RS-6217 / Reprise Records 6217LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records RS-6217 / Reprise Records RS 6217LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records RS 6217 / Reprise Records 6217LP, Compilation, Misprint, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Misprint, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Reprise Records RS-6217 / Reprise Records 6217LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Reprise Records RS-6217LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | Large World LW-377LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | Leico Record PLS-3101LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS-6217 / Reprise Records RS 6217LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS-6217LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS-6217 / Reprise Records RS 6217LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS-6217LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS-6217 / Reprise Records RS 6217LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS-6217LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS-6217LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS-6217LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS-6217 / Reprise Records RS 6217LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition |
47 vinyl pressings of The Kinks Greatest Hits! are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, Colombia, Venezuela. One of them is Reprise Records R-6217, released August 10, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-6217, RS-6217, R 6217, 6217) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10561 1A R6217-A E G P o and 10562 R-6217-B 1 F G C o P. 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.
