Vinyl pressings
by Chris Montez · 1966
Time After Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 8 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.
A&M-4139 [MR logo] △9830Runout side A, etched
A&M-4140 [MR logo] △9830-XRunout side B, etched
(SP-4139)Label side A
(SP-4140)Label side B
LP-A X'ed out * M X'ed out139-RE-1-1C 3DSide A
A&M X'ed Out MK-RE X'ed out oLP-140-RE-1BSide B
SP A&M 4139 1A TSide A Runout etched [stamped T]
SP A&M 4140 1C TSide B Runout etched [stamped T]
A&M-4139 o 1 2 PRunout Side A
SP A̶&̶M̶ -4140-1A 2 P oRunout Side B
SP-4139Label Side A
SP-4140Label Side B
SP 4139 1A 0Side A runout, etched; "0" is stamped
SP 4140 1A 0Side B runout, etched; "0" is stamped
SP-4139Side A label
SP-4140Side B label
LP-120Side A label
LP-120Side B label
A&M 139-RE MR △9831
A&M-140-RE MR △9831-x
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Argentina | Producciones Fermata lf 124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Canada | A&M Records A&M 120 / A&M Records A&M LP 120First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | London Records SHA 206First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | A&M Records AML-32,147 / A&M Records LP-120First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | South Africa | A&M Records LAM2012First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Pye International NSPL 28087First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Pye International NPL 28087First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | A&M Records A&M SP 4120 / A&M Records SP-4120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | A&M Records A&M 120 / A&M Records A&M LP 120First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | A&M Records A&M SP 4120 / A&M Records A&M 120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | A&M Records A&M 120 / A&M Records A&M LP 120First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | A&M Records A&M SP 4120 / A&M Records SP-4120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | A&M Records SP 4120 / A&M Records A&M 120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | A&M Records A&M 120 / A&M Records A&M LP 120First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Venezuela | Fermata LP-7216 / A&M Records LP-7216First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Europe | A&M Records 212 016LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | A&M Records 212016 / A&M Records 212 016LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | A&M Records 88 170 XATLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Fermata FB-173LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | London Records SHA 206LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Fermata LPS-77216 / A&M Records LPS-77216LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Time After Time are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1966 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records A&M SP 4120.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A&M SP 4120, A&M 120, SP 4120, NSPL 28087) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M-4139 [MR logo] △9830 and A&M-4140 [MR logo] △9830-X. 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.
