Vinyl pressings
by Al Jarreau · 1980
This Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 17 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.
BSK-1-3434-WWIA side variant 1
BSK-2-3434-WWIB side variant 1
BSK-1-3434 WW1 ─◁ #2A side variant 2
BSK-2-3434 WW1 #4 ─◁B side variant 2
0Stamped Both Sides
BSK-1-3434 JW2 #5Side A Runout Etched, Variant 1
BSK-2-3434 JW2Side B Runout Etched, Variant 1
BSK-1-3434 JW2 #7Side A Runout Etched, Variant 2
BSK-1-3434 LW1 • • •Side A Runout Etched
BSK-2-3434 LW1 • ſƆ • •Side B Runout Etched
✲ ✲Stamped Both Sides
p BSK 1-3434-1CSide A runout
p BSK-2-3434-1GSide B runout
BSK 3434Side A label
BSK 3434Side B label
W-2 STRAWBERRY K 58604 A1 2Label side A
W-1 STRAWBERRY K 58604 B1 2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3434First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 26.039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XBS 3434First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XBS 3434First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 804First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 804First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 804First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 804First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 804First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1980 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records BAN 56804First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56804First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56804First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10833WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10833WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 804First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 804 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 804LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 804 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 804LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 804LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 804LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 804LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK-3434LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
35 vinyl pressings of This Time are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1980 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3434.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3434, K 56804, 26.039, XBS 3434) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3434-WWI and BSK-2-3434-WWI. 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.
