Vinyl pressings
by Neil Young · 1973
Time Fades Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 17 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.
MS 2151 31632-RE-2MSide A etched (variant 1)
MS 2151 31633-RE-2ESide B etched (variant 1)
MS 2151 31632-RE-2D ITSide A etched (variant 2)
MS 2151 31633-RE-2C ITSide B etched (variant 2)
MS 2151 31632-RE-2MRunout Side A Variant 1
MS 2151 31633-RE-2ERunout Side B Variant 1
MS 2151 31632-RE-2MRunout Side A Variant 2
MS 2151 31633-RE-2M S1Runout Side B Variant 2
MS 2151 31632-RE-2M p AA-side runout, variant 1
p MS 2151 31633-RE-2E p CB-side runout, variant 1
MS 2151 31632-RE-2M P P [illegible etching] 1A-side runout, variant 2
MS 2151 31633-RE-2M P CB-side runout, variant 2
ms 2151 31632-RE-2-1G 2 S B3Side A runout etched, variant 1
ms 2151 31633-RE-2-1H / S A3Side B runout etched, variant 1
MS 2151 31632-RE-2.1G 2 C2Side A runout etched, variant 2
MS 2151 31633-RE-2.1G 1 B5Side B runout etched, variant 2
Side A (Variant 1): MS 2151 31632-RE-2H
Side B (Variant 1): MS 2151 31633-RE-2IH
Side A (Variant 2): MS 2151 31632-RE-2-IB 2~ A1
Side B (Variant 2): MS 2151 31633-RE-2-IH 2 5 A1
MS 2151 31632-RE-2MSide A etched (variant 1)
MS 2151 31633-RE-2ESide B etched (variant 1)
MS 2151 31632-RE-2D ITSide A etched (variant 2)
MS 2151 31633-RE-2C ITSide B etched (variant 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2151First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Austria | Reprise Records 54010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Reprise Records 54010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Reprise Records 54010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 010 / Reprise Records REP 54010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 010 / Reprise Records REP 54010First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Greece | Reprise Records RS 0332First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Israel | Reprise Records 54010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Reprise Records K 54010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 54 010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 2151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Philippines | Reprise Records MS 2151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | Reprise Records MS 2151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Reprise Records K 54010 / Reprise Records 54010First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 120LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 120LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | Reprise Records 54010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | Reprise Records 54010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | Reprise Records 54010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | Reprise Records 54010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54010 / Reprise Records MS 2151LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2015 | US | Reprise Records 1-2151LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | US | Reprise Records 1-2151LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2016 | Unknown | Reprise Records 2151-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Reprise Records 9362-49385-0 / Reprise Records 1-2151LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Unknown | Reprise Records 9362-49385-0LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Reprise Records 093624859314LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Reprise Records 093624859314LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Reprise Records 2151-1 / Reprise Records 093624938507LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2151 / Reprise Records MS-2151LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Austria | Reprise Records REP 54 010 / Reprise Records 54010LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records K 54 010 / Reprise Records REP 54010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 54010 / Reprise Records MS 2151LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 54010 / Reprise Records K 54 010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 54 010 / Reprise Records MS 2151LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 54010 / Reprise Records K 54 010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records 093624938507LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 54 010 / Reprise Records REP 54010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Reprise Records 54 010 / Reprise Records REP 54010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Reprise Records 54010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Reprise Records 54010 / Reprise Records N° 54 010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54010 / Reprise Records K 54 010LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54010 / Reprise Records REP 54 010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
82 vinyl pressings of Time Fades Away are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1973 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Japan, Lebanon and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2151, released October 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2151, M 2151, 54010, K 54010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS 2151 31632-RE-2M and MS 2151 31633-RE-2E. 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.
