Vinyl pressings
by The Babys · 1977
Isn't It Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 11 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.
13 11738-A//HL 34105 -1-YRunout side A, variant 1
11738-B//HL 34106 -1-Y 13Runout side B, variant 1
11738-A//HL34105-1-Y 15 ARunout side A, variant 2
11738-B//HL34106-1-Y A 15Runout side B, variant 2
CHS 2173 A // 5 ABC 11 3 CHS-2173-AS E-1 >Stamped/etched, side A
CHS 2173 B // 5 ABC 11 7 CHS-2173-BS E-1 >Stamped/etched, side B
CHS 2173 A // 5 ABC 1 2 4 CHS - 2173 - AS E-1 >Side A runout
CHS 2173 B // 5 ABC 1 2 4 CHS 2173 - BS - E-1 >Side B runout
CHS 2173 ASide A label
CHS 2173 BSide B label
CHS - 2173 AS TML-M 2Side A, Etched (TML-M Stamped)
CHS - 2173 BS X TML-S 2Side B, Etched (TML-S Stamped)
PBoth Sides, Stamped
T CHS - 2173 AS 1 TML-SSide A, Etched (TML-S Stamped)
CHS - 2173 BS-2 X TML-M T1Side B, Etched (TML-M Stamped)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Chrysalis K-6949 / Chrysalis CHS-2173First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Europe | Chrysalis 11738First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Chrysalis 6155 206First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Greece | Chrysalis 6155 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Italy | Chrysalis 6155 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Chrysalis K-69497", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Chrysalis K-6949First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Philippines | Chrysalis CHS-5First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | South Africa | Chrysalis PD 1518First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2173First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2173First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | Chrysalis CHS-2173First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Chrysalis CHS-2173First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | US | Columbia Record Productions7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | US | Chrysalis CHS-2173First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Chrysalis CHS-21737", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Isn't It Time are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Europe, UK, US, Japan and more. One of them is Chrysalis 11738.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 11738, CHS 2173, CHS-2173, WWR-20364) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 13 11738-A//HL 34105 -1-Y and 11738-B//HL 34106 -1-Y 13. 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.
