Vinyl pressings
by Bonnie Raitt · 1973
Takin My Time 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.
13 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
P BS-2729 40556-1 TMLSide A runout, variant 1
P BS-2729 40557 -1 X TMLSide B runout, variant 1
P BS-2729 40556-1 3 TML A 1Side A runout, variant 2
P BS-2729 40557 -1 X TML 1 A 1Side B runout, variant 2
1T BS 2729 40556-1-1 TML RE1 A 1Side A runout
1T BS 2729 40557 -1-1 TML RE 1 A 1Side B runout
S40,556Side A label
S40,557Side B label
P BS-2729 40556-1 TML D1Side A runout
P BS-2729 40557 -1 X TML A0Side B runout
S40,556Side A label
S40,557Side B label
Ƨ 1 BS-2729 40556 RE-1 1B A3Side A runout etched, variant 1
Ƨ 1 BS 2729 40557 RE-1 1A TML A1Side B runout etched, TML stamped, variant 1
1 Ƨ BS-2729 40556 RE-1 1A TML B2Side A runout, variant 2
Ƨ 1 BS 2729 40557 RE-1 1A TML A4Side B runout, variant 2
S BS2729 40556 RE-1 A TML B5A side runout
S1 BS2729 40557 RE-1 A TML A1B side runout
S BS 2729 40556 RE-1A TML B4A side runout
S1 BS 2729 40557 RE-1A TML A5B side runout
K 46261 A1 KIP
K 46261 B1 KIP
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 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records K 46261 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10468WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10468WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 2729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 46261First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2729First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2729LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS-2729LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2729First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records 56.254LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2729LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2729LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2729LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 46261LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2729LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2729LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2729LP, Album | LP, Album |
31 vinyl pressings of Takin My Time are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1973 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2729, released October 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2729, K 46261, P-10468W, WBS 2729) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P BS-2729 40556-1 TML and P BS-2729 40557 -1 X TML. 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.
