Vinyl pressings
by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. · 1976
I Hope We Get To Love In Time 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 11 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.
ABCD 952-A - ① A 4 IϟVariant 1 A Side, runout
ABCD 952-B - ① A 4 IϟVariant 1 B Side, runout
ABCD 952-A - ① C 4 I SVariant 2 A Side, runout
ABCD 952-B - ② A 5 I S SVariant 2 B Side, runout
ABCD-952-A K ➆A Side Runout
ABCD-952-B K ➆B Side Runout
ABCD 952-AA Side Label
ABCD 952-BB Side Label
T1 ABCD-952-A-④Side A runout etched, variant 1
T1 ABCD-952-B-④Side B runout etched, variant 1
T1 ABCD-952-A-③Side A runout etched, variant 2
T1 ABCD-952-B-④Side B runout etched, variant 2
T1 ABCD-952-A ③Side A, variant 1
T1 ABCD-952-B ⑨Side B, variant 1
T1 ABCD-952-A ③ B3Side A, variant 2
T1 ABCD-952-B ⑨ A2Side B, variant 2
P ABCD-952-A-⑤Runout A
P ABCD-952-B-⑥Runout B
ABCD-952-ALabel A
ABCD-952-BLabel 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 & New Zealand | ABC Records ABCD-952First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | ABC Records 6.26-404-044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-952First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-952First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | ABC Records 68042First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1976 | Germany | ABC Records 28 156 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Hong Kong | ABC RecordsFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | ABC Records YX-8056-ABFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | ABC Records YX-8056-ABFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Philippines | ABC Records ABC-076First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Records LP-0151 / Mediterraneo LP-0151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Records LP-0151 / Mediterraneo LP-0151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Taiwan | Jen Sheng JS-5152LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1976 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5210LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | Kong Mei Record Co., Ltd. KM-2099LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
32 vinyl pressings of I Hope We Get To Love In Time are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Brazil and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCD-952, released August 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCD-952, ABCL 5210, 6.26-404-044, 9022-952) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABCD 952-A - ① A 4 Iϟ and ABCD 952-B - ① A 4 Iϟ. 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.
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