Vinyl pressings
by John Rowles · 1968
If I Only Had Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
42 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 23 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.
LN-532-1T C H 1Runout side-A, variant 1
LN-533-1T G U 1Runout side-B, variant 1
LN-532-1T D H 1Runout side-A, variant 2
LN-533-1T D U 1Runout side-B, variant 2
LN-532-1TSide A - stamped
LN-533-1TSide B - stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Parlophone P 1041First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS BA-221499First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS BA-221499First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Belgium | Stateside RSS 127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Belgium | Stateside RSS 127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Kapp Records K-971First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Canada | UNI Records 55068First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Denmark | Stateside KSS 1043First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | France | Stateside FSS 563First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Stateside FSS 563First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Stateside FSS 563First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Stateside FSS 563First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia Stateside C 23 766 / Columbia Stateside 45-DW 6713First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia Stateside C 23 766 / Columbia C 23 766First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia Stateside C 23 766 / Columbia Stateside 45-DW 6713First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-9717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MU 10007", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MU 10007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | UNI Records 550687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
46 vinyl pressings of If I Only Had Time are listed here, from 23 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Australia, France and more. One of them is MCA Records MU 1000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MU 1000, MK 5011, 55068, BA-221499) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LN-532-1T C H 1 and LN-533-1T G U 1. 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.
