Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1966
Well Respected Kinks 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.
21 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.
MAL 612A -1 ✳T KT EJRunout side A, variant 1, stamped/etched
MAL 612B -1 ✳T KT EVRunout side B, variant 1, stamped/etched
MAL 612A -1 ✳T KT ƧSRunout side A, variant 2, stamped/etched
MAL 612B -1 ✳T KT NJRunout side B, variant 2, stamped/etched
MAL 612A -1 ✳TRunout side A, variant 1, stamped/etched
MAL 612B -1 ✳TRunout side B, variant 1, stamped/etched
MAL 612A -1 ✳T KT EJRunout side A, variant 2, stamped/etched
MAL 612B -1 ✳T KT EVRunout side B, variant 2, stamped/etched
MAL 612A-1 ✳TSide A runout, stamped
KTSide A runout, etched
MAL 612B-1 ✳TSide B runout, stamped
MAL 612-ASide A label
MAL 612A -1 ✳TSide A runout, stamped
MAL 612B -1 ✳TSide A runout, stamped
KT ESide A runout, etched
KT JSide B runout, etched
MAL.612-A -1 ✳T NNNN4Label Side A stamped/etched
MAL 612-B -1 ✳T NNNN0Label Side B stamped/etched
MALS 612-A-1 ✲T [KT C.G]Runout side A, stamped [etched]
MALS 612-B-1 ✲T [BV]Runout side B, stamped [etched]
MAL 612-ALabel side A
MAL 612-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Astor GG726First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Astor GG 726 / Astor GG-726First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Astor GG 726 / Astor GG-726First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Astor GG 726 / Astor GG-726First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Marble Arch MALS-612First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1966 | Chile | Pye Records PY-06First yearLP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1966 | Germany | Marble Arch MALS 612 / Pye Records MALS 612First yearLP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1966 | Germany | Marble Arch MALS 612 / Marble Arch 947 / 164First yearLP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1966 | New Zealand | PYE Goldengroove GGL 0365First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Marble Arch MAL 612First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Marble Arch MAL 612First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Marble Arch MAL 612First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Marble Arch MAL 612First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Marble Arch MAL 612First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Marble Arch MAL 612 / Marble Arch MALS 612First yearLP, Compilation, Mispress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mispress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Marble Arch MALS 1403LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Canada | Marble Arch MALS 1403 / Marble Arch MALS-1403LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | Germany | PYE Records 34 452 3LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Astor GG726LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Marble Arch MALS 1403 / Marble Arch MALS-1403LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | PRT MALS 1403 / Marble Arch MALS 1403LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Marble Arch MALS 1403 / Marble Arch MALS-1403LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Marble Arch MALS 1403LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | PYE Records 26 471 HTLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Marble Arch MALS 612 / Pye Records MALS 612LP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | PRT 26 471 HTLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Marble Arch MALS 612 / Pye Records MALS 612LP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Marble Arch MALS 612 / Marble Arch MAL 612LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Marble Arch MALS 612LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Marble Arch MALS 612LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of Well Respected Kinks are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, Australia, Canada, Chile and more. One of them is Marble Arch MAL 612.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MAL 612, MALS 612, GG726, GG 726) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MAL 612A -1 ✳T KT EJ and MAL 612B -1 ✳T KT EV. 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.
