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Hapshash & The Coloured CoatFeaturing The Human Host And The Heavy Metal Kids

Vinyl pressings

Featuring The Human Host And The Heavy Metal Kids

by Hapshash & The Coloured Coat · 1967

15 pressings6 countriesPsychedelic RockExperimentalAvantgardeRock

Featuring The Human Host And The Heavy Metal Kids 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Featuring The Human Host And The Heavy Metal Kids

7 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.

UK

1967
Label and catalog number
Minit MLL 40001EMinit MLL 40001
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Red, Side A Label On Both Sides
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UK

1967
Label and catalog number
Minit MLS 40001Liberty MLS 40001
Format
LP, Stereo · Red
Runout / matrix

MLS 40001 A// 1 ▽ 420 1C IRunout Side A stamped

MLS 40001 B// 1 ▽ 420 1 IRunout Side B stamped

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UK

1967
Label and catalog number
Minit MLL 40001EMinit MLL 40001
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Red
Runout / matrix

MLL 40001 A 1 420 7 1 1Runout side A variant 1

MLL 40001 B ∇ 1 420 1 1 4Runout side B variant 1

MLL 40001 A 1 420 1 1 6Runout side A variant 2

MLL 40001 B ∇ 1 420 1 1 3Runout side B variant 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

1967
Label and catalog number
Minit MLL 40001Liberty MLL 40001
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Black
Runout / matrix

MLL 40001 A 1 420 1 14Side A

MLL 40001 B ▼ 1 420 11Side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 15 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967CanadaImperial LP-12377First yearLP, Stereo, AlbumLP, Stereo, Album
1967FranceLiberty SLBX340648 / Liberty SLBX 340.648First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1967UKMinit MLL 40001E / Minit MLL 40001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinylLP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl
1967UKMinit MLS 40001 / Liberty MLS 40001First yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl
1967UKMinit MLS 40001First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1967UKMinit MLL 40001E / Minit MLL 40001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinylLP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl
1967UKMinit MLL 40001 / Liberty MLL 40001First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1968South AfricaImperial SRL 391LP, Stereo, AlbumLP, Stereo, Album
1968USImperial LP-12377LP, Stereo, AlbumLP, Stereo, Album
1968USImperial LP-9377LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1968USImperial LP-12377LP, Stereo, AlbumLP, Stereo, Album
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1988UKDrop Out Records DO 2001LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2000s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2002ItalyAkarma AK 204LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2002ItalyAkarma AK 204LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2009USSundazed Music LP 5272 / Imperial LP 5272LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1H-O-P-P- Why?
  2. A2A Mind Blown Is A Mind Shown
  3. A3The New Messiah Coming 1985
  4. A4Aoum
  5. B1Empires Of The Sun

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Featuring The Human Host And The Heavy Metal Kids are there?

15 vinyl pressings of Featuring The Human Host And The Heavy Metal Kids are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 2009.

When was Featuring The Human Host And The Heavy Metal Kids first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Canada, France. One of them is Minit MLL 40001E.

How do I tell if my copy of Featuring The Human Host And The Heavy Metal Kids is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MLL 40001E, MLS 40001, MLL 40001, LP-12377) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Featuring The Human Host And The Heavy Metal Kids on vinyl worth?

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.

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