Vinyl pressings
by Sopwith Camel · 1973
The Miraculous Hump Returns From The Moon was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MS-2108-31486-1-2 8-2-73 TI [TLC logo]Variant #1 Side A etch exc logo stamp
MS-2108-31487-1-1 8-2-73 TI [TLC logo]Variant #1 Side B etch exc logo stamp
MS-2108-31486-1-2 [TLC logo] 8-2-73 3ᐱ TIVariant #2 Side A etch exc logo stamp
MS-2108-31487-1-1 [TLC logo] 8-2-73 Bᐱ T2Variant #2 Side B etch exc logo stamp
MS-2108-31486-1B 8-2-73 1A S1 [TLC logo]A-side runout, variant 1
MS-2108-31487-1A 8-2-73 BI S2 [TLC logo]B-side runout, variant 1
MS-2108-31486-1 8-2-73 [TLC logo]A-Side runout, variant 2
MS-2108-31487-1 8-8-73 BI S2 [TLC logo]B-side Runout, variant 2
P MS-2108- 31486 -1 1 [TLC logo] 8-2-73 A 1Side A runout
1. MS- 2108- 31487- 1 P [TLC logo] 8-8-73 A 1Side B runout
31,486Side A label
31,487Side B label
MS-2108-31486 - IB [Sign] 8-2-73 A4Runout side A
MS-2108-31487 - IA [Sign] 8-2-73 B2Runout side B
MS-2108-1A-Side Runout Etching
MS-2108-2B-Side Runout Etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2108First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Reprise Records MS 2108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Reprise Records MS 2108-31486LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1973 | US | Reprise Records MS 2108First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Reprise Records MS 2108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Reprise Records MS 2108First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Reprise Records MS 2108First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Reprise Records MS 2108LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Reprise Records MS 2108LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Edsel Records XED 205LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-0993LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-0993LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP3240LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Reprise Records MS 2108LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Reprise Records MS 2108LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of The Miraculous Hump Returns From The Moon are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1973 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2108.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2108) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS-2108-31486-1-2 8-2-73 TI [TLC logo] and MS-2108-31487-1-1 8-2-73 TI [TLC logo]. 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.
