Vinyl pressings
by Booker T & The MG's · 1969
Time Is Tight / Johnny, I Love You was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
38 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 16 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.
ZTSB-130028-1B ST-0110 A SRCSide A Runout:
ZTSB-130029-1B SRC ST-0111 BSide B Runout:
ST-0110 SPSide A Label:
ST-0111 SPSide B Label:
p ZTSB-130028-1F ST-0110A-side runout, variant 1
p ZTSB-130029-1F ST-0111B-side runout, variant 1
P ZTSB-130028-1F ST-0110 5A-side runout, variant 2
P ZTSB-130029-1F ST-0111 3B-side runout, variant 2
ZTSB-130028-1B ST-0110 ASide A Runout
ZTSB-130029-1B ST-0111 BSide B Runout
ST-0110-PLLabel side A
ST-0111-PLLabel side B
ST-0110Side A Label
ST-0111Side B Label
ZTSB-130028-1B ST-0110 A SRCSide A Runout:
ZTSB-130029-1B ST-0111 B SRCSide B Runout:
ST-0110 SPSide A Label:
ST-0111 SPSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Stax KK-2888First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Australia | Stax KK-2888First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Australia | Stax KK-2888First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Canada | Stax STA.0028XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | France | Stax 169048 / Stax 169.048First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Stax 1C 006-90188 / Stax 1C 006-90 188First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Stax 1C 006-90188 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Stax 1C006 90188 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Stax 1C006 90188 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Stax 1C 006-90188 / Stax 1C 006-90 188First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Stax 1C 006-90 188First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Greece | Stax 45-M 9First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | Stax 45X-015 / Stax 45 X - 015First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Italy | Stax 45X-015 / Stax 45 X-015First year7", 45 RPM, Special Edition | 7", 45 RPM, Special Edition |
| 1969 | Italy | Stax 45X-015 / Stax 45 X - 015First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Norway | Polydor 2025 040 / Polydor 2025.0407", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Stax STA-00287", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| 1972 | US | Stax STA-00287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Stax STAX 8037", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Stax 2025 0407", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Stax DW-10107", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
44 vinyl pressings of Time Is Tight / Johnny, I Love You are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1969 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Stax STA-0028, released February 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STA-0028, KK-2888, STA.0028X, 169048) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSB-130028-1B ST-0110 A SRC and ZTSB-130029-1B SRC ST-0111 B. 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.
