Vinyl pressings
by Joe Cocker · 1971
High Time We Went / Black-Eyed Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 14 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.
A&M 2117-M2 (MR) △84709-XSide A runout
A&M ·2116-M1 :DJ (MR) △84709Side B runout
A&M 2117-M2 DJ (MR) △84709-XSide A runout - Variant 2
A&M 2116-M1 DJ (MR) △84709Side B runout - Variant 2
P(stamped/inverted) A+M 2117-P1A side deadwax
P(stamped/inverted) A+M 2116-P1B side deadwax
A+M 2117-M3 DJ MR(circled) △84709-XSide A Runout
A+M 2116-M1 DJ MR(circled) △84709Side B Runout
2117Side A Label
2116Side B Label
BUG 9 A-1USide A
BUG 9 B-1USide B
BUG 9 A-1USide A, Stamped
BUG 9 B-1USide B, Stamped
BUG9ALabel A
BUG9BLabel B
2117Side A label
2116Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Argentina | A&M Records 1454First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Argentina | A&M Records 1454First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | A&M Records AMK-4259First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Belgium | RCA Victor 54.4074 / RCA Victor 54 4074First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Belgium | Stateside 4 C 006 - 92695 M / Stateside 4C006-92695 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Canada | A&M Records AM-1258First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | France | RCA Victor 49.765First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | RCA 49 765First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | France | RCA Victor 49 765 / RCA Victor 49.765First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | RCA Victor 49.765 / RCA Victor 49 765First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | RCA Victor 45.649First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1971 | Germany | Ariola 10 257 ATFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Greece | International Polydor Production 2016 006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Greece | International Polydor Production 2016 0067", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | Ireland | Fly Records BUG.9First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | RCA Victor 41002 / RCA Victor 41.0027", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | France | Cube Records 2016 0067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | RCA Victor 410027", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Lebanon | Polydor PHI 97", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Polydor PHI 97", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Mexico | A&M Records 50-0707", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Turkey | Yankı Plak 45 YP-11 / Yankı Plak YP-117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
47 vinyl pressings of High Time We Went / Black-Eyed Blues are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is A&M Records 1258.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1258, AM-1258, BUG 9, NIL 9043) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M 2117-M2 (MR) △84709-X and A&M ·2116-M1 :DJ (MR) △84709. 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.
