Vinyl pressings
by Chicago · 1970
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 13 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.
ZSP154094-1F ᵀᴵᴵRun-out Side A, stamped (ᵀᴵ etched) Variant 1
ZSP154095-1E ᵀᴵRun-out Side A, stamped (ᵀᴵ etched) Variant 1
ZSP154094-1H ᵀᴵᴵᴵRun-out Side A, stamped (ᵀᴵᴵᴵ etched) Variant 2
ZSP154095-1H ᵀᴵᴵᴵRun-out Side B, stamped (ᵀᴵᴵᴵ etched) Variant 2
ZSP 154094 - 1D II SSide A runout
ZSP 154095 - 1D SIISide B runout
ZSP 154094Side A label
ZSP 154095Side B label
ZSP154094-1A PStamped Side A, variant 1
ZSP154095-1A PStamped Side B, variant 1
ZSP154094-1A PStamped Side A, variant 2
ZSP154095-1A PStamped Side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Columbia 4-45264First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | CBS 5319First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | CBS 5319First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | CBS 5319First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | CBS 5319First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Greece | CBS BA 301290 / CBS 4715-BFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | India | CBS 4-45264First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Italy | CBS CBS 5319First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Netherlands | CBS 5319 / CBS 4-45264First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461322First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | CBS 5319 / CBS CBS 5319First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Spain | CBS 5319First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45264First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45264First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia 4-45264First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
30 vinyl pressings of Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Columbia 4-45264, released October 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-45264, 5319, BA 301290, CBS 5319) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP154094-1F ᵀᴵᴵ and ZSP154095-1E ᵀᴵ. 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.
