Vinyl pressings
by Sopwith Camel · 1967
The Sopwith Camel 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.
9 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
KLPS 8060-MGS896-REV 2 Bell Sound 11 (Block-shaped "S")Side A
MGS 897 REV-5-1 Bell Sound 11 (Block-shaped "S")Side B
KLPS 8060 - MGS 896 Bell SoundA Side Stamped
KLPS-8060 MGS 897 Bell SoundB Side Stamped exc cat # etched
KLP8060 MG896A REV 3Runout side A, etched
KLP8060-MG897B-REV 3Runout side B, etched
KLPS 8060-MGS896-REV 3 Bell SoundRunout side A
KLPS 8060 REV-3-2 MGS 897 Bell SoundRunout side B
KLPS 8060-MGS896-REV 2 Bell Sound 11 [Block-shaped S]Side A runout
MGS 897 REV-5-1 Bell Sound 11 [Block-shaped S]Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Kama Sutra KLPS-8060 / Kama Sutra KLPS 8060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Kama Sutra KLP 8060First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra KLPS8060 / Kama Sutra KLPS-8060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra ST-91232 / Kama Sutra KLPS 8060LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra KLP8060 / Kama Sutra KLP-8060First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra KLPS-8060 / Kama Sutra KLPS 8060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra KLP-8060 / Kama Sutra KLP8060First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra KLP-8060 / Kama Sutra KLP 8060First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra KLPS 8060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra KLPS8060 / Kama Sutra KLPS-8060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS-2063 / Kama Sutra KSBS 2063LP, Album, Reissue, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Reissue, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2063LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS-2063LP, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Edsel Records ED 185LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Kama Sutra KLP-8060LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Kama Sutra 2063LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of The Sopwith Camel are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Kama Sutra KLPS8060.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KLPS8060, KLPS-8060, KLP-8060, KLPS 8060) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KLPS 8060-MGS896-REV 2 Bell Sound 11 (Block-shaped "S") and MGS 897 REV-5-1 Bell Sound 11 (Block-shaped "S"). 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.
