UK
1967- Label and catalog number
- Minit MLL 40001EMinit MLL 40001
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Red, Side A Label On Both Sides
Vinyl pressings
by Hapshash & The Coloured Coat · 1967
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.
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.
MLS 40001 A// 1 ▽ 420 1C IRunout Side A stamped
MLS 40001 B// 1 ▽ 420 1 IRunout Side B stamped
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
MLL 40001 A 1 420 1 14Side A
MLL 40001 B ▼ 1 420 11Side B
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 | Imperial LP-12377First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | France | Liberty SLBX340648 / Liberty SLBX 340.648First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | UK | Minit MLL 40001E / Minit MLL 40001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | UK | Minit MLS 40001 / Liberty MLS 40001First yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | UK | Minit MLS 40001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Minit MLL 40001E / Minit MLL 40001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | UK | Minit MLL 40001 / Liberty MLL 40001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | South Africa | Imperial SRL 391LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | US | Imperial LP-12377LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | US | Imperial LP-9377LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Imperial LP-12377LP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | Drop Out Records DO 2001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Italy | Akarma AK 204LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | Italy | Akarma AK 204LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5272 / Imperial LP 5272LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Featuring The Human Host And The Heavy Metal Kids are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 2009.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Canada, France. One of them is Minit MLL 40001E.
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.
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.