Vinyl pressings
by Ocean · 1971
Put Your Hand In The Hand 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.
29 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 16 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.
KA519-A-4 [Bell Sound logo] [Monarch Record logo] △83927 ①Runout Side A
KA519-B [Bell Sound logo] [Monarch Record logo] △83927-X ①Runout Side B
KA-519-AA side label
KA-519-BB side label
KA 519 AA side label
KA 519 BB side label
KA 519-A-1(scribed) p(stamped/inverted) Bell Sound(stamped)A side deadwax
KA 519-B-1(scribed) Bell Sound(stamped) p(stamped)B side deadwax
KA 519A-3Runout, Side A, Etched
KA 519B-3Runout, Side B, Etched
KA 519ALabel Side A
KA 519BLabel Side B
KA 519 AA side label
KA 519-A-3(scribed) p(stamped/inverted) Bell Sound(stamped)A side deadwax
KA 519BB side label
KA 519-B-3(scribed) Bell Sound(stamped) p(stamped)B side deadwax
KA 519A-3Runout, Side A, Etched
KA 519B-3Runout, Side B, Etched
KA 519ALabel Side A
KA 519BLabel Side B
KA519-A-2 BellSound SON S-1189A-Side Runout Etching
KA 519 B-2 BellSound SON S-1190B-Side Runout Etching
KA 519 AA Side Label
KA 519 BB Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Belgium | Kama Sutra 2013 017First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Brazil | Kama Sutra 2168.003First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Yorkville YVM 45033First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Yorkville YVM 45033First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Yorkville YVM-45033First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Germany | Kama Sutra 2013 017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Germany | Kama Sutra 2013 017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Japan | Kama Sutra LL-2448-KSFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Mexico | Kama Sutra 1701-2029 / Kama Sutra 1701-2030First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Mexico | Kama Sutra 2013 017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Kama Sutra 2013017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Kama Sutra 2013017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Peru | Kama Sutra 2013017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Scandinavia | Kama Sutra 2013 017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Scandinavia | Kama Sutra 2013 017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Chile | Kama Sutra 2013 0177", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Chile | Kama Sutra 2013 0177", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Buddah Records KA5197", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Lebanon | Kama Sutra 20130177", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Lebanon | Kama Sutra 20130177", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Portugal | Kama Sutra 2013 0177", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Scandinavia | Kama Sutra 2013 0177", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Turkey | Kama Sutra 2013 0177", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Venezuela | Buddah Records 6117", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
40 vinyl pressings of Put Your Hand In The Hand are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1971 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Australia, Italy and more. One of them is Kama Sutra KA 519, released February 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KA 519, 2013 017, KMS NP 77507, 2168.003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KA519-A-4 [Bell Sound logo] [Monarch Record logo] △83927 ① and KA519-B [Bell Sound logo] [Monarch Record logo] △83927-X ①. 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.
