Vinyl pressings
by Tavares · 1975
It Only Takes A Minute 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.
27 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
TML-S S45 92007 A Z12 - ✲Side A Runout
TML-S S 45 91968 Z12 - ✲Side B Runout
S45-92007 ASide A Label
S45-91968Side B Label
TML-M S45 92007 A Z 11 #2 —◁A-Side Runout Etching
TML-S S45 91968 #2 Z 11 —◁B-Side Runout Etching
TML-M S45 92007 A Z10#2 —◁A-Side Runout Etching Variation
TML-S S45 91968 Z11#3 —◁B-Side Runout Etching Variation
S45-92007 ALabel Side A
S45-91968Label Side B
S45 92007 A Z 9 4 111 #I [0 TML-S]Runout, Side A, Etched, except [stamped], variant 1
S 45 91968 28 4111 #2 [0 TML-S]Runout, Side B, Etched, except [stamped], variant 1
S45 92007 A Z 9 4 111 #2 [0 TML-S]Runout, Side A, Etched, except [stamped], variant 2
S 45 91968 28 4111 #2 [0 TML-S]Runout, Side B, Etched, except [stamped], variant 2
TML-M S45 92007 A Z 11 #2 —◁A-Side Runout Etching
TML-S S45 91968 #2 Z 11 —◁B-Side Runout Etching
S45-92007AA-Side Label
S45-91968B-Side Label
SPRO 8171 (92007B) Z - 2A & 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 | Argentina | Capitol Records 1359First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Barbados | Capitol Records 4111First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Belgium | Capitol Records 4C 006-81982First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Brazil | Capitol Records S7C-11214First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Capitol Records 4111First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 006-81 982First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Guatemala | Capitol Records 4111First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 006-81982 / Capitol Records 3C 006 81982First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 006 81982First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Capitol Records 4111First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Japan | Capitol Records ECR-10830First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Japan | Capitol Records ECR-10830First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Mexico | Capitol Records 7823First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 006-81982 / Capitol Records 5C 006-81 982First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Capitol Records F 4111First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
28 vinyl pressings of It Only Takes A Minute are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Argentina and more. One of them is Capitol Records 4111, released July 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4111, SPRO-8171, P-4111, CL 15832) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TML-S S45 92007 A Z12 - ✲ and TML-S S 45 91968 Z12 - ✲. 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.
