Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Nolan · 1976
I Like Dreamin' / Time Ain't Time Enough was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
p M2287 AS-RE-1 X TML MA side runout
p M-2287-BS X [Artisan logo]B side runout
M-2287-AS-RE-1A side label
M-2287-BSB side label
p TML SS M2287AS-RE-1 XA side runout
M-2287-BS KENDUN CB side runout
M-2287-AS-RE-1A side label
M-2287-BSB side label
TML-M M2287 AS-RE-1-1C sssRunout A
M-2287-BS-1A [Artisan logo] sIIRunout B
M-2287-AS-RE-1Label A
M-2287-BSLabel B
T M2287·AS·RE-1 TML SA side etched runout except TML S stamped
T M·2287·BS -1 [Artisan logo]B side etched runout except [Artisan logo] stamped
M-2287-AS-RE-1A side label
M-2287-BSB side label
M-2287-AS-REA side runout
M-2287-BS-2-1-1 Artison Logo PRCB side runout
M-2287-AS-RE-1A side label
M-2287-BS-1-1-1 PRCB side label
M2287 AS-RE-1 TML-M -1A sRunout A
M-2287-BS-1B [Artisan logo] sRunout B
M-2287-AS-RE-1Label A
M-2287-BSLabel B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | 20th Century Records K6625 / 20th Century Records TC-2287First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | 20th Century Records 1209-2287First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | 20th Century Records 1209-2287First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Ecuador | Philips 30219First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Jamaica | 20th Century Records TC-2287First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Jamaica | 20th Century Records TC-2287First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Japan | 20th Century Records CM-45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Netherlands | 20th Century Records 6162 108First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | New Zealand | 20th Century Records K 6625First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Rhodesia | Gallo PD 1389First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1976 | UK | 20th Century Records BTC 2290First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | 20th Century Records BTC 2290First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | US | 20th Century Records TC-2287First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | 20th Century Records TC-2287First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | 20th Century Records TC-2287First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Peru | 20th Century Records 6162108.97", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
31 vinyl pressings of I Like Dreamin' / Time Ain't Time Enough are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is 20th Century Records TC-2287.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TC-2287, BTC 2290, K6625, 1209-2287) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p M2287 AS-RE-1 X TML M and p M-2287-BS X [Artisan logo]. 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.
