Vinyl pressings
by The Lovin' Spoonful · 1966
Hums Of The Lovin' Spoonful was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 8 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.
KLPS8054 Side 1 MGS548-1 Bell Sound 10 [Block-shaped S]Runout A variant 1
KLP 8054 Side 2 MGS549-RE 1 2̸ 12 !Runout B variant 1
KLPS8054 Side 1 MGS548-1 Bell Sound 13 [Block-shaped S]Runout A variant 2
KLP 8054 Side 2 MGS549-RE 1 2̸ 11 [Block-shaped S]Runout B variant 2
KLP ̶5̶0̶88054 Side 1 MG548Side 1, runout [etched]
KLP8054 Side 2 • MG-549-REV.Side 2, runout [etched]
KLPS 8054 SM1 MGS 548 Bell SoundRunout A variant 1
KLPS 8054 SM2 MGS 549 - REVRunout B variant 1
KLPS 8054 Side 1 MGS 548 Bell SoundRunout A variant 2
KLPS 8054 Side 2 MGS 549 - REVRunout B variant 2
KLP 8054 51001 MG548-1 22 [Block "S"]Side A runout, variant 1
KLP MG-549- Rev 51002 11 [Block "S"]Side B runout, variant 1
KLP8054 Side1 MG548 12 [Block "S"]Side A runout, variant 2
KLP 8054 Side2 MG-549-REV-1 11 [Block "S"]Side B runout, variant 2
(Side 1 Stamped) KLP 401 A-1 <> F
(Side 2 Stamped) KLP 401 B-1 <> F
KLP 8054 Side 1Side 1, runout S 1S
KLP8054 Side 2Side 2, runout S 2S
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Argentina | Kama Sutra KLP-8054 / Kama Sutra KLP 8054First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Kama Sutra KLPS-8054First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Kama Sutra KLPS 8054First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Kama Sutra KLP-8054 / Kama Sutra KLP 8054 (C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Kama Sutra KLPS 8054(D)First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1966 | Canada | Kama Sutra KLP-8054 / Kama Sutra KLPS 8054 (D)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Kama Sutra 620 003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Kama Sutra NSPL-28081First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Kama Sutra NPL-28081First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Spain | Kama Sutra LCCK 1177First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Kama Sutra KLP 401First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Kama Sutra KLP-8054 / Kama Sutra KLP 8054First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Kama Sutra KLPS-8054 / Kama Sutra KLPS 8054First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Kama Sutra KLP-8054 / Kama Sutra KLP8054First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Kama Sutra KLPS-8054 / Kama Sutra ST-90988LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Germany | Kama Sutra 201.705LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Buddah Records SFX-10617LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | Buddah Records SFX-10617LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Kama Sutra VIP-4178LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Kama Sutra VIP-4178LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | Australia | Axis AX 701464LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Castle Classics CLALP 193LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | US | Sundazed Music LP-5166 / Sundazed Music LP 5166LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2003 | US | Sundazed Music LP-5166 / Kama Sutra LP-5166LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Kama Sutra LP 5509 / Sony Music LP 5509LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Kama Sutra 2319 034LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
34 vinyl pressings of Hums Of The Lovin' Spoonful are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1966 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Kama Sutra KLPS-8054, released November 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KLPS-8054, KLP-8054, KLP 401, KLPS 8054) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KLPS8054 Side 1 MGS548-1 Bell Sound 10 [Block-shaped S] and KLP 8054 Side 2 MGS549-RE 1 2̸ 12 !. 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.
