UK
1983- Label and catalog number
- Gordy TMG 1329
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by DeBarge · 1983
Time Will Reveal was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 4 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.
1705GF-A-66914-15A SS #08A-Side Runout Etching
1705GF-B-66627-15A SS #08 JmB-Side Runout Etching
66914A-Side Label
66627B-Side Label
1705GF-A-66914-15A SI jmRunout A etched variant 1
1705GF-B-66627-15A SI jmRunout B etched variant 1
1705GF-A-66914-15A SI#08 jmSide A Runout etched variant 2
1705GF-B-66627-15B SI#08 jmSide b Runout etched variant 2
66914A-Side Label
66627B-Side Label
66914A-Side Label
66627B-Side Label
1705GF-A-66914-1SA SS#08 JM 12-13-83
1705GF-B-66627-1SB SS#08 JM 12-13-83
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Gordy G 1705XFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Gordy G 1705XFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | Motown VIPX-1737First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Gordy TMG 1329First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Gordy TMGT 1329First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Gordy 1705 GFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Gordy 1705 GFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Gordy 1705GFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Gordy 1705 GFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Gordy 1705 GFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | US | Gordy 1705 GFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Spain | Gordy 1705 GF7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Gordy TMGT 132912", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Time Will Reveal are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Gordy TMG 1329.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TMG 1329, TMGT 1329, 1705 GF, 1705GF) 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.