Vinyl pressings
by Judy Collins · 1968
Who Knows Where The Time Goes 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.
22 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 10 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.
EKS-74033-A ALRunout, Side One, etched, variant 1
EKS-74033-B AL ARC "12211Runout, Side Two, etched, variant 1
EKS-74033-A-1 AL ARC12-9-8Runout, Side One, variant 2
EKS-74033-B-1 AL ARC12-9-68Runout, Side Two, variant 2
EKS-74033-A MON. MR SS Δ12589A-side runout
EKS-74033-B MON MR 06 Δ12589-XB-side runout
EKS-74033-AA-side label
EKS-74033-BB-side label
X T S EKS-74083-1A 1 AVariant 1, side A, etched
EK S-71033 B -1B [2 A]Variant 1, side B, stamped [etched]
oVariant 1, side B, etched (Customatrix)
o EKS-74033-A-1CVariant 2, side 1, stamped
EKS-74033-A SONSide A - etched
EKS-74033-B SONSide B - etched
EKS-74033-ALabel Side A
EKS-74033-BLabel Side B
EKS-74033-A SONSide A etched
EKS-74033-B SONSide B etched
p o EKS-74033-A Col. Pit. C 3runout Side A, etched, [p, o, C, 3] stamped
p o EKS-74033-B Col. Pit. A 3runout Side B, etched, [p, o, A, 3] stamped
oSide A and B = Customatrix
EKS-74033-Alabel Side A
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 | Elektra 62002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Elektra EKS-74033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Elektra EKS-74033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Colombia | Elektra ES1017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Disques Vogue CLVLXEK 322First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Disques Vogue CLVLXEK 322First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Elektra EKS 74 033 / Elektra EKS-74033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Elektra EKS-74033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Elektra EKS 74033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Elektra EKL 4033First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Elektra EKS 74033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Elektra EKS 74033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Elektra EKS 74033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Elektra EKS-74033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Elektra EKS-74033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-74033LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-74033LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Elektra EKS-74033 / Elektra EKS 74033LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Elektra EKS-74033LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Elektra EKS-74033LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Elektra EKS-74033LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Elektra EKS-74033LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Elektra EKS-74033LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Victor World Group SJET-8121 / Elektra EKS-74033LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Elektra K 42044 / Elektra EKS-74033LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Elektra EKS 74033LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-74033LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-74033LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-74033LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
39 vinyl pressings of Who Knows Where The Time Goes are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1968 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Elektra EKS-74033, released November 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKS-74033, EKL 4033, EKS 74033, 62002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKS-74033-A AL and EKS-74033-B AL ARC "12211. 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.
