Vinyl pressings
by Roger Miller · 1965
The 3rd Time Around was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 6 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.
MG 27068A S3 RRSide A, stamped, exc. RR, variant 1
MG 27068B S2 RRSide B, stamped, exc. RR, variant 1
MG 27068A S1 RRSide A, stamped, exc. RR, variant 2
MG 27068B S2 RRSide B, stamped, exc. RR, variant 2
0 MG 27068A S6 DIIII IIIIIIII TSide A Stamped [IIII IIIIIIII Etched]
MG 27068B S2 ΛIIIII I III XI I TSide B Stamped [IIIII I III Etched]
SR 67068-A- S2 RRSide A Runout
SR 67068-B- S1 RR IISide B Runout
T SR 67068-A- S1 llllSIde A runout
SR 67068-B-S2 l
0 SR 67068-A- S2 IA-side runout
0 SR 67068-B- S2B-side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Philips PD 187First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Australia | Fontana 701 808 WPYFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Smash Records SRS 67068 / Mercury SRS 67068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Smash Records MGS 27068 / Mercury MGS-27068First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Philips 843 455 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Philips B 14559 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Philips BL14559 / Philips BL.14559First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Philips BL7676 / Philips B 14559 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records SRS 67068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records MGS 27068First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records MGS 27068First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records SRS 67068 / Smash Records SRS-67068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records SRS 67068First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records SRS 67068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Smash Records SRS 67068 / Smash Records SRS-67068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Fontana SRA 250-547 / Summit SRA 250-547LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3226LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Mercury Wing WC 16343 / Mercury Wing WC. 16343LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Mercury MGS 67068LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Smash Records MGS 27068LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Smash Records MGS 27068LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3226LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Smash Records SRS 67068 / Smash Records SRS-67068LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Smash Records MGS 27068LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Pickwick/33 Records SPC-3226LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of The 3rd Time Around are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1965 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Smash Records MGS 27068, released July 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MGS 27068, SRS 67068, BL7676, PD 187) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG 27068A S3 RR and MG 27068B S2 RR. 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.
