Vinyl pressings
by The Association · 1968
Time For Livin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 10 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.
o L-16397-1A p 4A-Side Runout Etching
o K-16063-1A P 5B-Side Runout Etching
L16397A-Side Label
K16063B-Side Label
L-16397-1E T111Side A Etching, variant 1
K-16063-1E T111Side B Etching, variant 1
L-16397-1D T1Side A Etching, variant 2
K-16063-1D T1Side B Etching, variant 2
o L-16397-1A (pressed) 4 (etched)A-Side Runout
o K-16063-1A (pressed) 5 (etched)B-Side Runout
L16397A-Side Label
K16063B-Side Label
L16397A-Side Label
K16063B-Side Label
WB 7195 A-1 ▲1Runout (Stamped) Side A
WB 7195 B-1 ▲1Runout (Stamped) Side B
WB 7195A-1 ▲TRunout (stamped) side A
WB 7195B-1 ▲TRunout (stamped) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 7195First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7195First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WV 5097First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records A 7195First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records A 7195First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records WB.7195First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records BR-1936First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records B.7195First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 7195First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 7195First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7195First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7195First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7195First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7195First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 7195First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Time For Livin' are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records 7195.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7195, WB 7195, WV 5097, A 7195) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o L-16397-1A p 4 and o K-16063-1A P 5. 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.
