The Knack

Softly, Softly/The Spell

1967

Runout A: 45-57212-F-1 ° ✲ (etched, ✲ is stamped)
Runout B:
45-56978-F-1 ° ✲ (etched, ✲ is stamped)
Pressing Plant: Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles, California
Material: Vinyl
✅ Physical copy examined and scrutinized by ZappaFrenzy

Label and Company Sleeve: ZappaFrenzy (Bjørn)

Runout A: 45-57212-P1 #2 I A M (etched, 2 and I A M is stamped)
Runout B:
45-56978-P1 I A M (etched, I A M is stamped)
Pressing Plant: Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Material: Vinyl
✅ Physical copy examined and scrutinized by ZappaFrenzy

Same as the Capitol Records, Los Angeles version.

Label: ZappaFrenzy (Bjørn)

Runout A: 45-57212-F-1 ° ✲ (etched, ✲ is stamped)
Runout B:
45-56978-F-1 ° ✲ (etched, ✲ is stamped)
Pressing Plant: Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles, California
Material: Vinyl
✅ Physical copy examined and scrutinized by ZappaFrenzy

Same as the Capitol Records, Los Angeles version.

Label: ZappaFrenzy (Bjørn)

Runout A: 45-57212 -P3 (etched)
Runout B: 45-56978 -P3 (etched)
Pressing Plant: Unknown
Material: Vinyl
✅ Physical copy examined and scrutinized by ZappaFrenzy

Label and Company Sleeve: ZappaFrenzy (Bjørn)

Runout A: CAP45-57212-1 (stamped)
Runout B: CAP45-56978-1 (stamped)
Pressing Plant: Unknown
Material: Vinyl

Label and Picture Sleeve: Håkon Busterud

Frank Zappa’s involvement

 

Frank Zappa plays piano on “Softly, Softly”.
Quote from Michael Chain, founder and lead singer of The Knack, posted on Zappateers:

“Frank DID play on piano for me on Softly Softly (the only non-member of the group to play on a KNACK record). Frank was recording next door to me in studio B at Capitol (I think he was working on Lumpy Gravy)… Frank was a great guy and played on Softly as a favor because I didn’t want Capitol Records bringing in an outside studio cat who might influence my sound.”