Vinyl pressings
by The Buckinghams · 1967
Time & Charges was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 7 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.
XSM117339-2BSide A - stamped
XSM117340-2BSide B - stamped
XSM 117339-2C[Variation 1] Side A - stamped
XSM 117340-2F[Variation 1] Side B - stamped
o XSM117339-2G PSide A - stamped
o XSM117340-2A PSide B - stamped
XSM 117339Label Side A
XSM 117340Label Side B
XSM117339-2DA-Side Runout, variant 1 Etching
o XSM117338-2CB-Side Runout, variant 1 Etching
XLP117337-2EA-Side Runout, variant 2Etching
XLP117338-2FB-Side Runout Etching
XLP117337-2C AI IIA-Side Runout Stamped
XLP117338-2 AI II IB-Side Runout Stamped
XLP117337-2F OA-Side Runout Stamped
XLP117338-2F OB-Side Runout Stamped
o XSM117339-2E 1 111V T.Runout A
o XSM117340-2BD T 111111 VRunout B
XSM 117339Label A
XSM 117340Label B
XLP117337-2DSide A runout, stamped
XLP117338-2CSide B runout, stamped
XLP 117337Side A label
XLP 117338Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CL 2669First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CS 9469First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | CBS S 63 041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | CBS S 63041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Japan | CBS YS-876-CLP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | CBS BP-473420First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Philippines | CBS CL 2669First yearLP | LP |
| 1967 | South Africa | CBS ALD 8054First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2669First yearLP, Album, Mispress, Stereo | LP, Album, Mispress, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9469First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9469First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2669First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2669First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9469First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2669First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9469LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Time & Charges are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1967 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9469.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9469, CL 2669, S 63 041, S 63041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM117339-2B and XSM117340-2B. 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.
