Vinyl pressings
by Rollins Band · 1988
Life Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 2 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.
TEXAS HOTEL - 8 - A COLE, KURTZ, ROLLINS ... L-29534Etched Runout Side A
TEXAS HOTEL - 8 - B ...THEY JOINED THE SPECIAL FORCES... L-29534XEtched Runout Side B
kdiscStamped Runout Sides A And B
TXH.8ALabel Side A
TEXAS HOTEL - 8 - A COLE, KURTZ, ROLLINS ... L-29534Etched Runout Side A
TEXAS HOTEL - 8 - B ...THEY JOINED THE SPECIAL FORCES... L-29534XEtched Runout Side B
kdiscStamped Runout Sides A And B
TXH.8ALabel Side A
TEXAS HOTEL - 8 - A COLE, KURTZ, ROLLINS ... L-29534Etched Runout Side A
TEXAS HOTEL - 8 - B ...THEY JOINED THE SPECIAL FORCES... L-29534XEtched Runout Side B
kdiscStamped Runout Sides A And B
TXH.8ALabel Side A
TEXAS HOTEL - 8 - A COLE, KURTZ, ROLLINS ... L-29534Etched Runout Side A
TEXAS HOTEL - 8 - B ...THEY JOINED THE SPECIAL FORCES... L-29534XEtched Runout Side B
kdiscStamped Runout Sides A And B
TXH.8ALabel Side A
MPO SAVE 65 A1 DB.TAPEoneRunout side A
MPO SAVE 65 B1 DB.TAPEoneRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK & US | Fundamental SAVE 65First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Texas Hotel Texas Hotel 8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Texas Hotel Texas Hotel 8First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | US | Texas Hotel Texas Hotel 8First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | US | Texas Hotel Texas Hotel 8First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | UK | Fundamental SAVE 65LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Hungary | Fundamental SAVE 65LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | Hungary | Fundamental SAVE 65LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | 2.13.61 2132808VLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | 2.13.61 2132808VLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | US | 2.13.61 2132808VLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | 2.13.61 2132808VLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | 2.13.61 2132808VLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | 2.13.61 2132808VLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of Life Time are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1988 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK & US. One of them is Texas Hotel Texas Hotel 8.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Texas Hotel 8, SAVE 65) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TEXAS HOTEL - 8 - A COLE, KURTZ, ROLLINS ... L-29534 and TEXAS HOTEL - 8 - B ...THEY JOINED THE SPECIAL FORCES... L-29534X. 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.
