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Vinyl pressings

Rocking Time

by Burning Spear · 1974

22 pressings2 countriesRoots ReggaeReggae

Rocking Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Rocking Time

4 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year. 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.

Jamaica

1974
Label and catalog number
Studio One SOL 1123
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

CN-BS-2545-BRunout, Side A

CN-BS-2545-A EHRunout, Side B

Full details of this pressing

Jamaica

1974
Label and catalog number
Forward Records SOL 1123Studio One SOL 1123
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

BS-BA-Side Runout Etching

HM-2426-AB-Side Runout Etching

Full details of this pressing

Jamaica

1974
Label and catalog number
Studio One SOL 1123
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

CN-BS-2545-BRunout, Side A

CN-BS-2545-A EHRunout, Side B

Full details of this pressing

Jamaica

1974
Label and catalog number
Studio One SOL 1123
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

CN-BS-2545-BA-Side Runout Etching

CN-BS-2545-A EHB-Side Runout Etching

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 22 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974JamaicaStudio One SOL 1123First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1974JamaicaForward Records SOL 1123 / Studio One SOL 1123First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1974JamaicaStudio One SOL 1123First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1974JamaicaStudio One SOL 1123First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1975JamaicaStudio One SOL 1123LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1975JamaicaForward Records SOL 1123 / Studio One SOL 1123LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1976USStudio One SO 1103LP, AlbumLP, Album
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980USStudio One SOL 1123LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980USStudio One SOL 1123LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown13 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JamaicaCoxsone Records SOL 1123LP, AlbumLP, Album
?JamaicaStudio One SOL 1123LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?JamaicaStudio One SOL 1123LP, Album, Misprint, ReissueLP, Album, Misprint, Reissue
?JamaicaStudio One SOL 1123LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?JamaicaStudio One SOL 1123LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?JamaicaStudio One SOL 1123LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?JamaicaStudio One SOL 1123LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?JamaicaStudio One SOL 1123LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?JamaicaStudio One SOL 1123LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?JamaicaStudio One SOL 1123LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USStudio One SOL 1123LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USStudio One SOLP-1123 / Studio One SOL 1123LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USStudio One SOLP-1123 / Studio One SOL 1123LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Call On You
  2. A2Foggy Road
  3. A3Swell Headed
  4. A4Girls Like You
  5. A5Old Time Saying
  6. A6Bad To Worst
  7. B1What A Happy Day
  8. B2This Race
  9. B3Walla Walla
  10. B4Rocking Time
  11. B5Weeping And Wailing
  12. B6Mamie

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Rocking Time are there?

22 vinyl pressings of Rocking Time are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1974 and 1980.

When was Rocking Time first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Jamaica. One of them is Studio One SOL 1123.

How do I tell if my copy of Rocking Time is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SOL 1123) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CN-BS-2545-B and CN-BS-2545-A EH. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Rocking Time on vinyl worth?

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.

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