Vinyl pressings
by Allan Clarke · 1976
I've Got Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 7 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.
YAX 5133-1 (Stamped) NICK W (Etched)Runout - Side A
YAX 5134-1 (Stamped) NICK W (Etched)Runout - Side B
YAX.5133Label - Side A
YAX.5134Label - Side B
1 S 7E-1056- ̶B̶ ACSM [Artisan logo]Side A runout
2 S 7E-056 B-1 RE CSM [Artisan logo] B 2Side B runout
7E-1056-A (CP)Side A label
7E-1056-B (CP)Side B label
7ES-1056-Side I-1A-2G:Side A runout etched
7ES-1056-Side II-1A-2G:Side B runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | EMI EMC 3130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES-1056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1C 062-97 665First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | EMI EMS-80619First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | EMI EMS-80619First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | EMI EMC 3130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | EMI EMC 3130 / EMI 0C 062 ◦ 97665First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | EMI EMC 3130LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1056First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1056First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of I've Got Time are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is EMI EMC 3130.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMC 3130, 7E-1056, 7ES-1056, 1C 062-97 665) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YAX 5133-1 (Stamped) NICK W (Etched) and YAX 5134-1 (Stamped) NICK W (Etched). 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.
