Vinyl pressings
by Booker T & The MG's · 1967
Hip Hug-Her 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.
20 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ST-STX-671015-AA LW [MR logo] AT △10545 ···W·Side A runout
ST-STX-671016-AA [MR logo] LW AT △10545-X ···W·Side B runout
ST-STX-671015-MOSide A label
ST-STX-671016-MOSide B label
STX-12549-1SSide A runout
STX-12550-1SSide B runout
STX-12549Side A label
STX-12550Side B label
ST-STX-671015-A P LW AT ···W·Side A runout
ST-STX-671016-A P LW AT ···W·Side B runout
ST-STX-671015Side A label
ST-STX-671016Side B label
STSTX 671015 1S 1Side A runout
STSTX 671016 1S 1Side B runout
ST-STX-67 10 15Side A label
ST-STX-67 10 16Side B label
STX-12549A-side label
STX-12550B-side label
STX-12549-A AT LW WSide A runout etched
STX-12550-A LW AT WSide B runout etched
STX-12549Side A label
STX-12550Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Stax STAX 717 / Stax STAX 717(C)First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Stax STAX S 717 / Atlantic STAX S 717First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Stax STAX S 717 / Stax SD 717First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Stax STAX S 717 / Stax SD 717First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax STAX S 717 / Stax S 717First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax STAX 717 / Stax 717First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Misprint, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Stax 717First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax STAX S 717 / Stax S 717First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax STAX 717 / Stax 717First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax STAX S 717 / Stax S 717First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax STAX S 717 / Stax S 717First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax STAX 717 / Stax 717First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax STAX S 717 / Stax S 717First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax STAX S 717 / Stax SD 717First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax STAX S 717 / Stax S 717First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | South Africa | Atlantic 2464-011 / Artone Press 2464-011LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5080LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2006 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5080LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Atlantic MOVLP1109 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP1109LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2017 | Europe | Stax STAX S717 / Stax S 717LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Atlantic JACKPOT 100 / Jackpot Records JPR100LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Atlantic JACKPOT 100 / Jackpot Records JPR100LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Jackpot Records JPR100 / Atlantic JPR100LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Stax STAX S 717 / Stax SD 717LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo |
35 vinyl pressings of Hip Hug-Her are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1967 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Stax STAX S 717, released June 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STAX S 717, 717, STAX 717) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-STX-671015-AA LW [MR logo] AT △10545 ···W· and ST-STX-671016-AA [MR logo] LW AT △10545-X ···W·. 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.
