Vinyl pressings
by West, Bruce & Laing · 1974
Live 'N' Kickin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 12 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.
P AL-32899-2A P XTSide A runout stamped, [exc. XT]
P BL-32899-2A P XTSide B runout stamped, [exc. XT]
AL 32899Label side A
BL 32899Label side B
P P AL-32899-2ASide A, stamped, first P faint and smaller
P P BL-32899-2ASide B, stamped, first P faint and smaller
AL 32899Label side A
BL 32899Label side B
2314128 A//1 ▽ 420 05 1 1 7
2314128 B//1 ▽ 420 05 1 1 3
2394 128 S 1 ℗1974 RSO 32 0 24 2Runout A-side, stamped
2394 128 S2 ℗1974 RSO 320 24 2Runout B-side, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | RSO 2394 128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Austria | RSO 2394 128First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | RSO 2394128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia KC 32899 / Windfall Records KC 32899First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | RSO 2394 128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | RSO 2394 128First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | RSO 2394 128First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Italy | RSO 2394 128 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Scandinavia | RSO 2394 128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Scandinavia | RSO 2394 128 / RSO 2394.128First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | South Africa | RSO 2394 128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | RSO 2394 128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | RSO 2394-128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 32899 / Windfall Records KC 32899First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 32899 / Windfall Records KC 32899First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | RSO MWX-4042LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RSO 2479 260LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | RSO MW2091LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
19 vinyl pressings of Live 'N' Kickin' are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1974 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Columbia KC 32899.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 32899, 2394-128, 2394 128, 2394128) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL-32899-2A P XT and P BL-32899-2A P XT. 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.
