Vinyl pressings
by MC5 · 1971
High Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ST - A - 712213 B AT/GP PRSide A runout, hand-etched
ST - A - 712214 B AT/GP PRSide B runout, hand-etched
(ST-A-712213 PR)Label A
(ST-A-712214 PR)Label B
ST-A-712213 B BBSide 1 Runout (Variation 1)
ST-A-712214 B BBSide 2 Runout (Variation 1)
ST-A-712213 B BB-I AT/GP PR DSide 1 Runout (Variation 2)
ST-A-712214 B BB-I-II AT/GP PR DSide 2 Runout (Variation 2)
ST-A-712213BB (MR) AT/GP △16073 PRSide one, runout
ST-A-712214BB (MR) AT/GP △16073-X PRSide two, runout
ST-A-712213-MOSide one, label
ST-A-712214-MOSide two, label
ST-A-712213PR-1A S I T BSRunouts Side A
ST-A 712214PR-1 A 2T S D1Runouts Side B
(ST-A-712213PR)Label Side A
(ST-A-712214PR)Label Side B
ST-A-712213 B AT/gP PRSide A runout
ST-A-712214 B AT/gP PRSide B runout
ST-A-712213 PRSide A label
ST-A-712214 PRSide B label
A -13677 - A AT PRSide A etched runout
A- 13678 - A AT PRSide B etched runout
A-13677 PRSide A label
A-13678 PRSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Atlantic SD 8285First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8285First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Atlantic 40223 / Atlantic 40 223First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic 40.223 / Atlantic 40 223First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | Atlantic K 40223First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-8139AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-8139AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9335First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-1149LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1971 | UK | Atlantic 2400 123 / Atlantic 2400123First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8285First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8285 / Atlantic SD-8285First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8285First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD 8285First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Atlantic SD-8285 / Atlantic 8285First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Greece | Atlantic 40 223 / Atlantic 40223LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Greece | Atlantic 40 223 / Atlantic 40223LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Europe | Atlantic 40223 / Atlantic SD 8285LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Sundazed LP 5094LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2002 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5094LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2003 | UK | Atlantic 8122 73662-1 / Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom 8122 73662-1LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Unknown | Atlantic 081227946395 / Rhino Records R1 8285LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Atlantic RCV1 8285 / Atlantic 603497837359LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Atlantic 603497857593-3 / Rhino Records R1 8285LP, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic 40223 / Atlantic SD 8285LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Atlantic 40223 / Atlantic 40 223LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Atlantic 40223 / Atlantic N° 40 223LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Atlantic 40223 / Atlantic N° 40 223LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic 40223 / Atlantic 40 223LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
39 vinyl pressings of High Time are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1971 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 8285.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 8285, SD-8285, 2400 123, 40223) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST - A - 712213 B AT/GP PR and ST - A - 712214 B AT/GP PR. 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.
