Vinyl pressings
by REO Speedwagon · 1975
This Time We Mean It was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
PAL 33338-1DVariant 1, side A, etched
PBL 33338-1DVariant 1, side B, etched
T2 PAL 33338-1F WCW Az AVariant 2, side A, etched, A stamped
T2 PBL-33338-1ABVariant 2, side B, etched
PAL 33338-1A WHERE HAVE I HEARD THAT SMELL BEFORE? ABSSide 1 Etched
PBL 33338-1B "CAULIFLOWER SEPTUM" ABSSide 2 Etched
PAL 33338-1D wcw Az A6Runout side A
PBL 33338-1D wcw Az ARunout side B
AL 33338Label side A
BL 3338Label side B
p o PAL 33338-1B WHERE HAVE I HEARD THAT SMELL BEFORE? ABS A1Runout A
p o PBL 33338-1B "CAULIFLOWER SEPTUM" ABS A4Side 2 Etched
AL 33338Label A
BL 33338Label B
P Q AL 33338-1A PXTSide A Matrix
P Q BL 33338-1A PXTside B Matrix
QAL 33338Side 1 Label
QBL 33338Side 2 Label
T\ PAL 33338-1F WCW AZEtched Side A
T\ PBL 33338-1F WCW AZEtched Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3740First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Epic KE 33338First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Epic KE 33338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Epic EPC 80771First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Epic PE 33338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Epic PE 33338First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Epic PE 33338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Epic PE 33338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Epic PE 33338First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Epic PEQ 33338First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Epic PE 33338LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PE 33338LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of This Time We Mean It are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Australia, Canada, Spain. One of them is Epic PE 33338.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PE 33338, PEQ 33338, ELPS 3740, KE 33338) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 33338-1D and PBL 33338-1D. 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.
