Vinyl pressings
by Canned Heat · 1971
Hooker ’N Heat was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 13 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.
44 LST-35002-1Re1A-Side runout, variant 1
44 K LST-35002-2B-Side runout, variant 1
44 LST-35002-3 Re1C-Side runout, variant 1
44 LST-35002-4 Re1D-Side runout, variant 1
LST 35002-A-1 1T BERTSide A etched runout
LST 35002-B-2 IT BERTSide B etched runout
LST 35002-C-2 IT A2 BERTSide C etched runout
LST,35002-D-1 ITSide D etched runout
LST-35002-A-1 Re-1 12-30Side A Runout [Hand-Etched] [Var. 1]
LST-35002-2 12-29Side B Runout [Hand-Etched] [Var. 1]
LST 35002-3 Re 2Side C Runout [Hand-Etched] [Var. 1]
LST-35002-4Side D Runout [Hand-Etched] [Var. 1]
LST 35002-1Runout side A, variant 1
LST 35002-2Runout side B, variant 1
LST 35002-3-RE1-PRunout side C, variant 1
LST 35002-4Runout side D, variant 1
44 LST-35002-1 Re1 12-30Variant 1: Side A Runout
44 ̶L̶S̶T̶ ̶-̶2̶7̶2̶0̶0̶-̶2̶ K LST-35002-2Variant 1: Side B Runout
44 ̶L̶S̶T̶ ̶-̶2̶7̶2̶0̶0̶-̶3̶ LST-35002-3Variant 1: Side C Runout
44 LST-35002-4 12-30 ̶L̶S̶T̶ ̶-̶2̶7̶2̶0̶0̶-̶4̶Variant 1: Side D Runout
LST 35002-1Re2Side 1 etched runout
LST,35002--2Side 2 etched runout plus unreadable scrapped matrix
LST 35002-3Re2Side 3 etched runout
LST 35002-4 Re/(2)Side 4 etched runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Liberty SLYL-934195/6 / Liberty LST-35002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | Liberty SUAL-934,195/6 / United Artists Records LST-35002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | Liberty SLYL 934195 6 / United Artists Records SUAL-934,195/6First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | Liberty FSP-35098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Liberty LST-35002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Liberty LST-35002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | Denmark | Liberty LST-35002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Liberty LST-35002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Liberty LBS 83479/80X / Liberty LST 35 002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | United Artists Records 2 UAS 29196/7First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Liberty LST 35002 / Liberty LST 35002 AFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | South Africa | Liberty LYC 1206BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Liberty LST-35002 / Liberty LST 35002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Liberty LST-35002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Liberty LST-35002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | United Artists Records 14 C 164-82766/7LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Greece | United Artists Records 14 C 164-82766/7LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | United Artists Records 14C 164-82766/7LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Portugal | EMI America 1827663LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Rhino Records RNDA 71105LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Rhino Records RNDA 71105LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | UK | Pure Pleasure Analogue PPAN LST-35002LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Friday Music FRM-35002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Culture Factory 782 567 / Liberty LST 35002All Media, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, LP, LP · Limited, Colored vinyl | All Media, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, LP, LP · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | EMI America 1C 128 15 7673 3 / EMI America 128 15 7673 3LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | United Artists Records UAD 60057/8LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | Sunset Records SLD 55061 / 62 / Sunset Records SLD 55.061LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | United Artists Records UAD 60057/8 / United Artists Records UAD 60 057/8LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | EMI America 1C 128 157673 3LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
44 vinyl pressings of Hooker ’N Heat are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1971 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Netherlands, Japan and more. One of them is Liberty LST-35002, released January 15, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LST-35002, LSP 103/4, LP-9495B, SLYL-934195/6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 44 LST-35002-1Re1 and 44 K LST-35002-2. 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.
