Vinyl pressings
by The Lovin' Spoonful · 1967
The Best Of The Lovin' Spoonful 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.
20 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 9 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-8056 SIDE 1 MGS 4̶6̶2̶ 620Runout side A, variant 1
KLPS-8056 SIDE 2 MGS-621-1Runout side B, variant 1
KLPS-8056 SIDE-1 MGS-4̶6̶2̶ 620 21 [Block "S" logo]Runout side A, variant 2
KLPS-8056 SIDE-2 MGS-4̶6̶3 621 13 [Block "S" logo]Runout side B, variant 2
KLPS-8056 SIDE 1 MGS 4̶6̶2̶ 620Runout Side A
KLPS-8056 SIDE 2 MGS-621-RE-1Runout Side B
KLPS-8056 SIDE-1 MGS-620 [Block "S" logo]Runout A side
KLPS-8056 SIDE-2 MGS-621 [Block "S" logo]Runout B side
KLP-8056-S-1 MG-620Runout Side A, variant 1
KLP-8056-S-2 MG-621Runout Side B, variant 1
KLP-8056 SIDE-1 MG-620-1Runout Side A, variant 2
KLP-8056 SIDE-2 MG-620-2Runout Side B, variant 2
KLP-8056 Side 1 MG620-2 [Block-shaped "S"]Side A runout, variant 1
KLP-8056 Side 2 MG621-2 [Block-shaped "S"]Side B runout, variant 1
KLP-8056 Side 1 MG620 Rev 23 [Block-shaped "S"]Side A runout, variant 2
KLP-8056 Side 2 MG621 Rev 42 [Block-shaped "S"]Side B runout, variant 2
KLP-8056 Side 1 MG-620 REVRunout Side A
KLP-8056 Side 2 MG-621 REVRunout Side 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 | Australia | Kama Sutra KLP 8056First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Kama Sutra KLP-8056First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Kama Sutra KLPS-8056First yearLP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1967 | Canada | Kama Sutra KLP-8056 / Kama Sutra KLP-8056 (C)First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Kama Sutra KLPS-8056 / Kama Sutra KLPS 8056(D)First yearLP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1967 | Canada | Kama Sutra KLP-8056First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Kama Sutra 620 004First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1967 | Germany | Kama Sutra 620 004First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Mexico | Kama Sutra KS-1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Polydor 236 723First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | South Africa | Kama Sutra KSL 501First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | South Korea | Sam Wha L-164LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
| 1967 | Spain | Kamasutra 620004First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra KLP-8056 / Kama Sutra KLP 8056First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Kama Sutra SKAO-91102LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Birchmount BM 691LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Friday Music FRM 8056LP, Compilation, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Remastered |
| 2012 | US | Friday Music FRM 8056LP, Compilation, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP592 / Kama Sutra MOVLP592LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Kama Sutra KLPS-8056LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Birchmount BM 691LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Kama Sutra 620 004LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
40 vinyl pressings of The Best Of The Lovin' Spoonful are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1967 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Kama Sutra KLPS-8056, released January 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KLPS-8056, KLP-8056, KLP8056, KLP 403) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KLPS-8056 SIDE 1 MGS 4̶6̶2̶ 620 and KLPS-8056 SIDE 2 MGS-621-1. 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.
