Vinyl pressings
by Toots & The Maytals · 1975
Funky Kingston was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 5 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.
GOLDISC ILPS 9330-A MR △20017 KENDUN-ASide A runout
GOLDISC ILPS 9330-B MR △20017-X KENDUN-ASide B runout
ILPS-9330-ASide A label
ILPS-9330-BSide B label
ILPS-9330-A /A KENDUN-A SXRunout side A, etched [KENDUN stamped], variant 1
ILPS-9330-B /A KENDUN ARunout side B, etched [KENDUN stamped], variant 1
ILPS-9330-A /A KENDUN-A BRunout side A, etched [KENDUN stamped], variant 2
ILPS-9330-B /A KENDUN ARunout side B, etched [KENDUN stamped], variant 2
MLPS-9330-A STERLINGA-side runout
MLPS-9330-B-CPI STERLINGB-side runout
MLPS-9330-AA-side label
MLPS-9330-BB-side label
GOLDISC ILPS 9330-A △20017Side A, Etched
GOLDISC ILPS 9330-B △20017-XSide B, Etched
KENDUN-ABoth Sides, Stamped
MRBoth Sides, Stamped Monarch Record Mfg. Co. Logo
GOLDISC ILPS 9330-A △20017Side A runout, etched
GOLDISC ILPS 9330-B △20017-XSide B runout, etched
KENDUN-A MR [encircled]Both runouts, stamped
ILPS-9330-ASide A label
ILPS 9330-A (MR) △20017 KENDUN-A CRP-THSide A runout
ILPS-9330-B-1A o SX KENDUN-A E 1SSide B runout
ILPS-9330-ASide A label
ILPS-9330-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Island Records L 35776 / Island Records ILPS 9330First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9330First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9330First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Island Records L 35776First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Turkey | Island Records ILPS 9330 / Island Records 706First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9330First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9330First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Mango MLPS-9330First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9330First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9330LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9330First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9330LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9330First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9330First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9330First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Europe | Island Records 600753130063LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Germany | Island Records 0600753130063LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | US | Get On Down GET 54056 LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4m703LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Unknown | Get On Down GET54103-LP / Island Records GET54103-LPLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Europe | Island Records 199957830737LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Island Records L 35776 / Island Records ILPS 9330LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records 27 107 XATLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records 27 107 XATLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Island Records 27.107 / Island Records 27 107 XATLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Island Records L 35776LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Island Records L35776 / Island Records ILPS-9330LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mango MLPS 9330LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mango MLPS 9330LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mango MLPS-9330LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mango MLPS 9330LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
40 vinyl pressings of Funky Kingston are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9330.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9330, MLPS-9330, 9330, L 35776) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GOLDISC ILPS 9330-A MR △20017 KENDUN-A and GOLDISC ILPS 9330-B MR △20017-X KENDUN-A. 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.
