Vinyl pressings
by Genesis · 1974
Counting Out Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
CB 238 A-2U PORKY 1 ARunout side A
CB 238 B-1U PECKO 1 ARunout side B
CB 238 A-2U A PORKY 1Runout side A
CB 238 B-1U G1 PECKORunout side B
CB 238 A - 2U R PORKY 1side A runout stamped/etched
CB 238 B - 1U 5 1 PECKOside B runout stamped/etched
CB 238-Aside A label
CB 238-Bside B label
CB 238 A-2U PORKY R 1Runout side A
CB 238 A-2U PORKY G 1Runout side B
CB 238-ALabel side A
CB 238-ALabel side B
6073 357 A 11 P74 F RS 710 ▽Runout side A
6073 357 B 11 P74 F RS 710 ▽Runout side B
10/6073357.1W CB 238 A-2U PORKY 3 BSide A runout, variant 1
10/6073357.2W PECKO CB 238 B-1U B 3 -Side B runout, variant 1
10/6073357.1W CB 238 A-2U PORKY 3 A 3Side A runout, variant 2
10/6073357.2W PECKO CB 238 B-1U A 3 2Side B runout, variant 2
6073357 1 1 520 1974Runout side A
6073357 2 1 520 1974Runout side B
6073 357.1Label side A
6073 357.2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | France | Charisma 6837 231First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | Charisma 6073357 / Charisma 6073 357First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | Charisma 6073 357First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Charisma 6073 357First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Portugal | Charisma 6073 357First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Portugal | Charisma 6073 357 / Phonogram 6073 357First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Portugal | Charisma 6073 357First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Portugal | Charisma 6073 357First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Spain | Charisma 60 73 357First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Charisma CB 238First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Norway | Charisma 6073 357First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Charisma CB 238First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Charisma CB 238First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of Counting Out Time are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, Norway, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Charisma CB 238, released November 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CB 238, 6073 357, 6073357, 60 73 357) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CB 238 A-2U PORKY 1 A and CB 238 B-1U PECKO 1 A. 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.
