Vinyl pressings
by Joan Baez · 1977
Time Rag was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 6 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.
PRT OI-5759-IA-Iside A runout area data, stamped, both variants
PRT OI-5759-IB-Iside B runout area data, stamped, both variants
Aside A runout area data, etched, variant 2
Aside B runout area data, etched, both variants
ZSS 163497A-Side Label
ZSS 163448B-Side Label
p ZSP163446-1DA-Side Runout Etching
p ZSS 163447-1DB-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 163446A-Side Label
ZSS 163447B-Side Label
s ZSP163446-1BA-Side Runout Etching
s ZSS 163447-1BB-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 163446A-Side Label
ZSS 163447B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Europe | Portrait PRT 5759First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Portrait PRT 5759 / Portrait PRT S 5759First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Germany | Portrait PRT 5759 / Portrait PRT S 5759First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Italy | Portrait PRT 5759First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Spain | Portrait PRT 5759First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Portrait S PRT 5759First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | Portrait S PRT 5759First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | US | Portrait 6-70009First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Portrait 6-70009First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Portrait 6-70009First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | Portrait ASF 389First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Time Rag are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Europe, UK, US, Germany and more. One of them is Portrait PRT 5759.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRT 5759, S PRT 5759, 6-70009, ASF 389) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRT OI-5759-IA-I and PRT OI-5759-IB-I. 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.
