Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Bland · 1973
This Time I'm Gone For Good was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 4 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.
01679-S ③ V TIIIIRunout, side A, etched
T 01680-S ④ V TIIRunout, side B, etched
45-01679-SLabel Side A
45-01680-SLabel Side B
01679-S ③ V TIISide A runout etched, variant 1
01680-S ③ V TIISide B runout etched, variant 1
01679-S ③ V TIIIISide A runout etched, variant 2
01680-S ④ V TIISide B runout etched, variant 2
01679-S ⑤ ⑥ [I V2]Runout, side A, etched / [stamped]
01680-S ⑥ [I V1]Runout, side B, etched / [stamped]
45-01679-SSide A label
45-01680-SSide B label
01679-S (5) VRunout, side A, etched
01680-S (6) VRunout, side B, etched
45-01679-SLabel Side A
45-01680-SLabel Side B
45-01679-MSide A Label
45-01679-SSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Germany | Probe 1C 006-94 838 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-94 838First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Probe 5C 006-94 838 / Probe 5C 006-94838First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Probe PROBE 75First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill D-4369 / ABC Records D-4369First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill D-4369 / ABC Records D-4369First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill D-4369 / ABC Records D-4369First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill D-4369 / ABC Records D-4369First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill D-4369 / ABC Records D-4369First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Dunhill D-4369 / ABC Records D-4369First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Brazil | Probe S7PO-130727", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Probe PRO-104047", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of This Time I'm Gone For Good are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand. One of them is Dunhill D-4369.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use D-4369, 1C 006-94 838, 5C 006-94 838, PROBE 75) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01679-S ③ V TIIII and T 01680-S ④ V TII. 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.
