Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1967
Waterloo Sunset was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 17 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 17321A-1△F Q 1 KTSide A runout, variant 1
7N 17321B-1△F J 3 KTSide B runout, variant 1
7N 17321A-2△F 1 KT ZCSide A runout, variant 2
7N 17321B-1△F L 2 KTSide B runout, variant 2
7N 17321A-1 △FMachine stamped in run-out area A-side, variant 1
7N 17321B-1 △FMachine stamped in run-out area B-side, variant 1
7N 17321A-2 △FMachine stamped in run-out area A-side, variant 2
7N 17321B-1 △FMachine stamped in run-out area B-side, variant 2
7N.17321-ALabel Side A
7N.17321-BLabel Side B
7N 17321A-2 △F 1 KT BVariant 1, runout, side A
7N 17321B-1 △F 1 KT MVariant 1, runout, side B
7N 17321A-1 △F 1 KT NAVariant 2, runout, side A
7N 17321B-2 △F 1 KT AVariant 2, runout, side B
7N 17321A-2 ΔF TSide A stamped,etched variant 2
7N 17321B-1 ΔF FSide B stamped,etched variant 2
7N 17321A-2 △F I KTSide A runout, variant 1
7N 17321B-1 △F JSide B runout, variant 1
7N 17321A-1 △F 1 KT ESide A runout, variant 2
7N 17321B-1 △F 3 KT CSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Austria | Pye Records 7N 17321 / Pye Records 7N-17321First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Pye Records PYE 821First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N 17321First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | Pye Records 7N 17321First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Finland | Pye Records 7N. 17321First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Finland | Pye Records 7N. 17321First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 1967 | France | Pye Records 45 PV 15264First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | India | Pye Records 7N 17321First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N.17321First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Pye Records 45NP 5130First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7N 17321 / Pye Records 7N-17321First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-17321First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 17321First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 17321First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Norway | Pye Records 7N 17321First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | UK | Sanctuary Records CMWSE15247", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, White Label · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, White Label · Promo |
| 2007 | UK | Sanctuary Records CMWSE15247", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Pye Records 7N-17321 / Music Hall 30.9197", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Argentina | Pye Records 7N-17321 / Music Hall 30.9197", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Germany | Pye Records HT 3001037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Pye Records PM 023 / SLD PM 0237", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
39 vinyl pressings of Waterloo Sunset are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1967 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, US, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N.17321, released May 5, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N.17321, 7N 17321, 0612, AP-1369) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N 17321A-1△F Q 1 KT and 7N 17321B-1△F J 3 KT. 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.
