Italy
2000- Label and catalog number
- TIME TIME 197
- Format
- 12"
Vinyl pressings
by Love Connection · 2000
The Bomb was first pressed on vinyl in 2000. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 2000, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Belgium | ARS Club 740499-1First year12" | 12" |
| 2000 | Belgium | ARS Club 740499-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2000 | France | Hot Tracks SHT S0003-6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 2000 | Germany | Zeitgeist 561 941-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | Germany | Zeitgeist 561 737-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | Italy | TIME TIME 197First year12" | 12" |
| 2000 | Italy | TIME TIME 197First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | Spain | Blanco Y Negro MX 1070 (M)First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2000 | UK | Multiply Records 12MULTY63PFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | UK | Multiply Records 12MULTY 63PXFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | UK | Multiply Records 12MULTY63P / 12MULTY63PXFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2000 | UK | Multiply Records TMULTY63First year12", Single | 12", Single |
12 vinyl pressings of The Bomb are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2000, in Italy, UK, Belgium, France and more. One of them is TIME TIME 197.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TIME 197, TMULTY63, 12MULTY 63PX, 12MULTY63P / 12MULTY63PX) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.