Vinyl pressings
by Jackie Moore · 1979
This Time Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 11 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.
P XSS 166108-1A BSide A Runout Etching, variant 1
P XSS166109-1A ASide B Runout Etching, variant 1
P (etched) XSS 166108 1(E scratched out) FSide A Runout stamped, variant 2
P (etched) XSS166109-1ASide B Runout stamped, variant 2
p ZSS 166106-1BA-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 166107-1A pB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 166106A-Side Label
ZSS 166107B-Side Label
XSS 166108-1D I T A 3Runout stamped side A with I T 3 etched
XSS166109-1B I T CRunout stamped side B with I T etched
XSS 166108Side A Label
XSS 166109Side B Label
XSS 166108-1E S2 B5Side A runout
XSS166109-1C S1 B3Side B runout
XSS 166108Side A label
XSS 166109Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Brazil | CBS 34063First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia 3-10993First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia 23-10994First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 409First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 12.7722First year12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 7722First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS BA 12012First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Philippines | CBS/Sony S-1261First year7", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | CBS SSC 1913First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Spain | CBS 7722First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 13 7722First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 7722First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 7722First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 7722First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | US | Columbia 23-10994First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 12CXP-0503512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | UK | CBS TA 469412", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | UK | CBS A 46947", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Columbia 44-0503512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Columbia 44-0503512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | Columbia 23-10994 AB12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered |
30 vinyl pressings of This Time Baby are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1979 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 23-10994.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 23-10994, 3-10993, 38-04599, S CBS 13 7722) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P XSS 166108-1A B and P XSS166109-1A 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.
