Vinyl pressings
by The Kinks · 1968
Wonderboy was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, the album's first year, in 14 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.
7N17468A-1TRunout Side A, variant 1
7N17468B-△3TRunout Side B, variant 1
7N17468A-1T 2 KT BRunout Side A, variant 2
7N 17468B⎯3 △T 1 KT BRunout Side B, variant 2
7N17468A-1TRunout side A
7N17468B3-△TRunout side B
7N 17468A-2△T 1 A KTRunout side A, stamped
7N17468B-3 △T 2 K KTRunout side B, stamped
7N 17468-ALabel side A
7N 17468-BLabel side B
7N17468A-1TRunout Side A, variant 1
7N17468B-△3TRunout Side B, variant 1
7N17468A-1T 2 KT BRunout Side A, variant 2
7N 17468B⎯3 △T 1 KT BRunout Side B, variant 2
(LA6560)A-Side Label
(LA6561)B-Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Denmark | Pye Records 7 N 17468First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Pye Records 45.PV.15288First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Pye Records HTI 300184First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Pye Records HTI 300184First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Pye Records HTI 300184 / Hit-Ton Schallplatten HTI 300184First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Greece | Pye Records GP 3263First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N.17468First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Lebanon | Pye Records 7N 17468First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7 N 17468 / Pye Records 7N 17468First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Pye Records 7 N 17468 / Pye Records 7N 17468First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Pye Records 7N-17468First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | Pye Records H 313 / Pye Records H-313First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 0691First year7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 0691First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Astor AP-1488First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of Wonderboy are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Australia, Norway and more. One of them is Pye Records 7N 17468, released May 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7N 17468, 0691, AP-1488, PYE 837) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7N17468A-1T and 7N17468B-△3T. 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.
