Vinyl pressings
by Michael Bolton · 1992
Timeless (The Classics) was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1992, the album's first year, in 8 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.
188276 AI 1-472302 -Δ (P) 1992 9-T-TRunout side A
188276 B 01-472302 -B (P) 1992 9-T-TRunout side B
01-472302-ALabel side A
01-472302-BLabel side B
01 472302 20 1A1 B GReece (scribbled over) (Side A runout, etched
01 472302 20 1B1 3Side B runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Brazil | Columbia 188.276/1-472302 / Columbia 188.276First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Colombia | Columbia 51472302First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Europe | Columbia 472302 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Greece | Columbia 472302 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Jamaica | Columbia 472302 1First yearLP | LP |
| 1992 | Jamaica | Columbia CT 52783First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Jamaica | Columbia CT 52783First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | South Korea | Sony CPL-1279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Spain | CBS/Sony 472302 1 / CBS/Sony COL 472302 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1992 | Venezuela | Columbia 1.11.472302First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Timeless (The Classics) are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in Brazil, Colombia, Europe, Greece and more. One of them is Columbia 188.276/1-472302.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 188.276/1-472302, 51472302, 472302 1, CT 52783) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 188276 AI 1-472302 -Δ (P) 1992 9-T-T and 188276 B 01-472302 -B (P) 1992 9-T-T. 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.
