Vinyl pressings
by Carpenters · 1972
It's Going To Take Some Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
2300-SLabel side A
2301-SLabel side B
A+M 2300S-T3 T11Side A Label run-out, etched, variant 1
A+M 2301S-T3 T11Side B Label run-out, etched, variant 1
2300-SLabel side A
2301-SLabel side B
A+M 2300S-T3 T11Side A Label run-out,etched
A+M 2301S-T3 T1111Side B Label run-out,etched
A&M2300S-P3Side A runout, etched, variant 1
A&M2301S-P2Side B runout, etched, variant 1
p A&M2300S-P2Side A runout, etched, variant 2
p A&M2301S-P1Side B runout, etched, variant 2
2300-SA Side Label
2301-SB Side Label
A&M 2300S-M1 △88135A Side Deadwax
A&M 2301S-M3 △88135-XB Side Deadwax
A&M 2300S - P3Side A
A&M 2301S - P2Side AA
A&M 2300S-M1 MR △88135Runout A-side
A&M 2300-M2 MR △88534Runout B-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | A&M Records AMK-4685First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Barbados | A&M Records AM-1351-SFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Brazil | A&M Records 7AM-5075First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | A&M Records AM-1351-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | A&M Records AM-1351-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | France | A&M Records AM-1.351 / A&M Records AM 1351First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Germany | A&M Records 12 153 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Greece | A&M Records AMS 7005First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Japan | A&M Records AM-1457", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | Japan | A&M Records AM-145First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Lebanon | A&M Records AM 2First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Mexico | A&M Records 50-097 / RCA 50-097First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | A&M Records 12 153 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | New Zealand | A&M Records AMK 4685First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Portugal | A&M Records N-S-35-38 / Alvorada N-S-35-38First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
27 vinyl pressings of It's Going To Take Some Time are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1972 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records 1351, released April 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1351, AM-1351-S, 1351-S, AMS 7005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2300-S and 2301-S. 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.
