Vinyl pressings
by The Lovin' Spoonful · 1967
Everything Playing 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.
8 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year. 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 8061 Side 1 MGS984-4 Bell SoundSide A runout, variant 1
KLPS 8061 Side 2 MGS985-3 Bell SoundSide B runout, variant 1
KLPS 8061 Side 1 MGS984-4 Bell SoundSide A runout, variant 2
KLPS 8061 Side 2 MGS985-4 Bell SoundSide B runout, variant 2
KLPS 8061 Side 1 MGS 984-2 Bell Sound 11 [Block-shaped S]Runout Side A
KLPS 8061 Side 2 MGS 985-1 Bell Sound 13 [Block-shaped S]Runout Side B
KLP 8061 A MG 984 - ¹ Side 1Side A etched [var. 1]
14Side A stamped [var. 1]
KLP 8061 B Side 2 MG 985 - ¹Side B etched [var. 1]
21Side B stamped [var. 1]
KLPS 8061 A MG 984-1 Side 1 11Runout Side A
KLPS 8061 B Side 2 MG 985-1 21Runout Side B
KLP 8061 A MG984-1Side A
KLP 8061 B MG985-1Side 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 | US | Kama Sutra KLP 8061First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra KLPS 8061First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra KLPS 8061 / Kama Sutra KLPS8061First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra KLP 8061 / Kama Sutra KLP8061First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra KLP 8061First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra KLPS 8061First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra KLP8061First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra KLPS 8061First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Kama Sutra KLPS 8061LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Kama Sutra KLP 8061LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Brazil | Rozenblit LP 40.385LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Kama Sutra KLP 8061LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Kama Sutra KLPS 8061LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Kama Sutra 720 102LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Kama Sutra 620 006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Everything Playing are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US. One of them is Kama Sutra KLPS 8061, released December 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KLPS 8061, KLP 8061, KLP8061) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KLPS 8061 Side 1 MGS984-4 Bell Sound and KLPS 8061 Side 2 MGS985-3 Bell Sound. 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.
