Vinyl pressings
by Teddy Pendergrass · 1981
It's Time For Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 9 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.
p () P.I.R. AL-37491-ZAJ F/W NSSide A runout
p () P.I.R. BL-37491-2B F/W NSIS DSide B runout
AL 37491Side A label
BL 37491Side B label
P.I.R. AL-37491-2F F/W NSlS B3 lSSide 1 runout
P.I.R. BL-37491-2F F/W NSIS A1 lSSide 2 runout
AL 37491Side 1 label
BL 37491Side 2 label
T1 P.I.R. AL-37491-2AA F/W NSSide 1 runout
T1 P.I.R. BL-37491-2C F/W NSIS DSide 2 runout
AL 37491Side 1 label
BL 37491Side 2 label
PIR-S-85220-A-1 C timtom ARunout side A
PIR-S-85220-B-1 C TY CRunout side B
PIR 85220 A*Label side A
PIR 85220 B*Label side B
AL-37491-2A-2HZ: DM-1Side A runout
BL-37491-2A-2HZ: DM-2Side B runout
AL 37491Side A label
BL 37491Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia & New Zealand | TSOP ELPS 4296First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | Europe | Philadelphia International Records PIR 85220 / Philadelphia International Records 85220First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Philadelphia International Records 25AP 2188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | South Africa | Philadelphia International Records KZ 2681First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Philadelphia International Records PIR 85220 / Philadelphia International Records 85220First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Philadelphia International Records PIR 85220First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Philadelphia International Records TZ 37491First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Philadelphia International Records HZ 47491LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 1981 | US | Philadelphia International Records TZ 37491First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Philadelphia International Records TZ 37491First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Zimbabwe | CBS KZ 2681First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Philadelphia International Records TZ 37491First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Philadelphia International Records PZ 37491LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of It's Time For Love are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1981 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Canada, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Philadelphia International Records TZ 37491.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TZ 37491, PIR 85220, ELPS 4296, 25AP 2188) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p () P.I.R. AL-37491-ZAJ F/W NS and p () P.I.R. BL-37491-2B F/W NSIS D. 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.
