Italy
November 1996- Label and catalog number
- Bustin' Loose BL005
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Charlie Dore · 1996
Time Goes By was first pressed on vinyl in 1996. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1996, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Italy | Bustin' Loose BL004First year12" | 12" |
| 1996 | Italy | Bustin' Loose BL004First year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1996 | Italy | Bustin' Loose BL 004First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1996 | Italy | Bustin' Loose BL006First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1996 | Italy | Bustin' Loose BL00512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1996 | Italy | Bustin' Loose BL005First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1997 | France | Hot Tracks SHT 3348-612", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1997 | Germany | Epidrome EPD 664266 612" | 12" |
| 1997 | Spain | Epidrome EPD 664488 8 / Dance Pool 12-664488-2112", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1997 | UK | S3 DANU20X12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1997 | UK | S3 DANU20 / Epidrome DANU2012", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1997 | UK | S3 CDORP112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Time Goes By are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1996 and 1997.
The earliest pressings are from 1996, in Italy. One of them is Bustin' Loose BL005, released November 1996.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BL005, BL004, BL 004, BL006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.