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Vinyl pressings

Time To Love

by Disco Rock Machine · 1978

14 pressings9 countriesDiscoElectronicRockFunk / Soul

Time To Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Time To Love

9 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 7 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.

Greece

1978
Label and catalog number
Veran Records VER-5009Ariola VER-5009
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

VER-5009 S AA Side Label

VER-5009 S BB Side Label

Full details of this pressing

Italy

1978
Label and catalog number
Lotus LOP 12801
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

LOP. 12801-ASide A runout

LOP. 12801-BSide B runout

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 14 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1978BrazilYoung 304.1126First yearLPLP
1978FranceVogue LD. 8539First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
1978GermanyAriola 200 369First yearLP, Album · Colored vinylLP, Album · Colored vinyl
1978GreeceAriola VER-5009First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978GreeceVeran Records VER-5009 / Ariola VER-5009First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978ItalyLotus LOP 12801First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978NetherlandsFleet 200.369First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978South AfricaRPM RPM 1123First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978South AfricaRPM RPM 1123First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978South AfricaRPM RPM 1123LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1979GermanyAriola 200 369 / Ariola 200 369-320LP, AlbumLP, Album
1979SwedenSound Of Scandinavia SOSLP 013LPLP
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980ItalyLotus LOP 12801LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BelgiumBest Seller 4B058 60655 / Best Seller 4B058-60655LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Time To Love
  2. A2Living For The City
  3. B1You Really Got Me
  4. B2Loving Styles

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Time To Love are there?

14 vinyl pressings of Time To Love are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1978 and 1980.

When was Time To Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1978, in France, Brazil, Germany, Greece and more. One of them is Vogue LD. 8539.

How do I tell if my copy of Time To Love is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LD. 8539, 304.1126, 200 369, VER-5009) 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.

How much is Time To Love on vinyl worth?

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.

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