UK
1972- Label and catalog number
- Decca SKL 5138
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
XZAL-11527.P-1WSide A runout stamped
XZAL-11528.P-2WSide B runout stamped
XZAL 11527PA-side label
XZAL 11528PB-side label

Vinyl pressings
by Engelbert Humperdinck · 1972
In Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 18 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.
XZAL-11527.P-1WSide A runout stamped
XZAL-11528.P-2WSide B runout stamped
XZAL 11527PA-side label
XZAL 11528PB-side label
XZAL-11527-P-1W CU 1Side A runout stamped
XZAL-11528.P-2W UA 1Side B runout stamped
XZAL 11527PA-side label
XZAL 11528PB-side label
XZAL-11528.P-2WSide A
SKL 5138 - ZAL-11527Side B
XZAL 11527PSide A - Runout
XZAL-11528PSide B - Runout
XZAL 11527P ALSide A - Label
XZAL 11528PA ALSide B - Label
XZAL 11527P PHLabel [Side A]
XZAL 11528PA PHLabel [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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Unknown | Decca SKL.5138 / Decca SKL 5138First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Argentina | London Records SLLM 17333First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Australia | Decca SKLA 5138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Belgium | Decca SKL 5138 / Decca SKL 5138 YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | London Records LLN 7248-SFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Parrot XPAS 71056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Decca 258.066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Decca SLK 16 779-PFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Decca SLK 16 779-PFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Greece | Decca SGLK 026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | India | Decca SKL 5138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Israel | PAX ISK 1102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | Decca SKLI 5138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | London Records GP-125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Decca 6376 108First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of In Time are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Decca SKL 5138.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKL 5138, SKL.5138, XPAS 71056, SLLM 17333) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XZAL-11527.P-1W and XZAL-11528.P-2W. 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.