Vinyl pressings
by Teddy Edwards · 1960
It's About Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year. 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.
A•842-2 B-23574-Rrunout side A, variant 1
B•842-2 B-23575-Rrunout side B, variant 1
A•842-2 B-23574-Rxrunout side A, etched, variant 2
B•842-2 B-23575-Rxrunout side B, etched, variant 2
A•3079 B-23609A side runout
B•3079 B-23610B side runout
3079-ARunout side A
3079-BRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Pacific Jazz PJ-6First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Pacific Jazz Stereo-6First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | World Pacific Jazz ST-6First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Pacific Jazz PJ-6First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Pacific Jazz PJ-6LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1962 | New Zealand | The Record Society RZ.6081 / The Record Society RZ 6081LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1962 | Australia | The Record Society 81-6081 / The Record Society 6081LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japan | Pacific Jazz PJ-0006 / World Pacific Records PJ-0006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 688 116 ZLLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Pacific Jazz PJ-6LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Pacific Jazz Stereo-6LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of It's About Time are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1960 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US. One of them is Pacific Jazz PJ-6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PJ-6, Stereo-6, ST-6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A•842-2 B-23574-R and B•842-2 B-23575-R. 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.
