Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1965
Till The End Of The Day 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.
19 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 8 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 15981 A1 △HRunout side A, variant 1
7N 15981 B1 △HRunout side B, variant 1
7N 15981 A2 △HRunout side A, variant 2 - A1 is crossed out
7N 15981 B2 △IRunout side B, variant 2
7N.15981A △ H KT ONRunout side A Variant 1
7N.15981 B2 △ 1 1 ZDRunout side B Variant 1
7N 15981 A1 △ H 1 KT DRunout side A Variant 2
7N 15981 B1 △ H 1 KT DRunout side B Variant 2
7N 15981A ̶B̶1̶ 2 △ HRunout side A, stamped
7N 15981 B1 △ HRunout side B, stamped
7N.15981-ALabel side A
7N.15981-BLabel side B
7N 15981 A1 △ HRunout, side A
7N 15981 B1 △ IRunout, side B
7N.15981-ALabel side A
7N.15981-BLabel side B
7N 15981 B̶1̶ A2 △ H - KT INRunout side A
7N 15981 B1 △ H - KT ZNRunout side B
7N.15981-ALabel side A
7N.15981-BLabel side B
7N 15981 A1 △ HRunout side A
7N 15981 B1 △ HRunout side B
7N.15981-ALabel side A
7N.15981-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | France | Pye Records 45 PV. 15228First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N.15981First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 15981 / Negram 7N 15981First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 15981 / Negram 7N 15981First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 15981First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-15981First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Sweden | Pye Records 7N 15981 / Pye Records 7 N 15981First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15981First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N 15981First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15981First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N.15981First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Pye Records 7N 15981First year7", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records 0454First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records 0454First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Reprise Records 0454First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | Gamma G 6857", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Pye Records 7N.159817", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
24 vinyl pressings of Till The End Of The Day are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Norway, France and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.15981, released November 19, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.15981, 7N 15981, 0454, 45 PV. 15228) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N 15981 A1 △H and 7N 15981 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.
