Vinyl pressings
by Sonny Rollins · 1964
Now's The Time! was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 5 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.
RPRS-0992--1S R A1Runout Side A, var.1
RPRS-0993-1S R A1Runout Side B, var.1
RPRS-0992--3S B1 RRunout Side A, var.2
RPRS-0993-3S A1 RRunout Side B, var.2
RPRS-0992--1S I A1Runout Side A
RPRS -0993- 1S I A1Runout Side B
RPRS-0992--2S H A1Runout Side A, var.1
RPRS-0993-2S H ^Runout Side B, var.1
RPRM--0990--4SSide A
RPRM--0991--4SSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Italy | RCA Victor LPM-2927First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Japan | Victor SHP-5379First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Japan | Victor SHP-5379LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1964 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LPM 2927First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7670First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2927First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2927First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LPM-2927First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2927First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | RCA Victor LSP-2927LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | RCA RGP-1175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | RCA Camden QJ-25241 / Pickwick QJ-25241LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | RCA Camden QJ-25241 / Pickwick QJ-25241LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Camden QJ-25241 / Quintessence Jazz Series QJ-25241LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RJL-2522LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | US | Classic Records LSP-2927LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1996 | US | Classic Records LSP-2927LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1997 | US | Classic Records LSP-2927LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Classic Records LSP-2927 / RCA LSP-2927LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-2927LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-2927 / RCA Victor LPM 2927LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-2927LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | RCA RCA-6159LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP 2927 / RCA Victor LSP-2927LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Now's The Time! are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1964 and 1997.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Italy, Japan and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-2927, released September 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-2927, LPM-2927, RD-7670, SHP-5379) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RPRS-0992--1S R A1 and RPRS-0993-1S R A1. 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.
