Vinyl pressings
by Dorothy Moore · 1976
Funny How Time Slips Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
M-1033(6576-A) (MR) ∆99883 MASTERFONICSSide A Runout
M-1033(6576-B) (MR) ∆99883-X MASTERFONICSSide B Runout
6576-ASide A Label
6576-BSide B Label
M-1033(65676-A)-I I - I MASTERFONICS PRCRunout, Side A, Etched
M-1033(6576-B)-I I - I MASTERFONICS PRCRunout, Side B, Etched
6576ALabel Side A
6576BLabel Side B
M-1033(6576-A) MASTERFONICSA-Side Runout Etching
M-1033(6576-B) MASTERFONICS [signature]B-Side Runout Etching
6576-AA-Side Label
6576-BB-Side Label
M-1033-6576-A MASTERFONICSRunout, Side A, Etched
M-1033-6576-B 6-15-76 MASTERFONICSRunout, Side B, Etched
6576ALabel Side A
6576BLabel Side B
CS 2092 A-1 / B-1Etched in A / B side run out
CS 2092-ALabel side A
CS 2092-BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | RCA Victor 102824First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Malaco Records M-1033First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | RCA Victor XBO 2116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | RCA XB-02116 / RCA 26.11458First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Ireland | Pye Records CS 2092First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Jamaica | RCA Victor M-1033First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Japan | RCA SS-3035First year7", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | RCA SS-3035First year7", Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 102818First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Peru | RCA XB 02116First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | South Africa | RCA Victor TKS 209First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Contempo CS 2092First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Malaco Records M-1033First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Malaco Records M 1033First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Malaco Records M-1033First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
18 vinyl pressings of Funny How Time Slips Away are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Malaco Records M 1033, released July 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 1033, M-1033, CS 2092, 102824) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M-1033(6576-A) (MR) ∆99883 MASTERFONICS and M-1033(6576-B) (MR) ∆99883-X MASTERFONICS. 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.
