Vinyl pressings
by The Buoys · 1970
Timothy was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
61315-1B TOWLYA-side runout, etched
61316-1BB-side runout, stamped
61315-1A T1Variant 2, A side stamped, T1 etched
61316-1A T1Variant 2, B side stamped, T1 etched
61315-1f M.W. T.D.W.L. △79466Runout A
61316-1f (MR) M.W. T.D. △79466-XRunout B
61315Label A
61316Label B
61315-1A TIIIISide A runout, variation 1
61316-1A TIISide B runout, variation 1
61315-1A TIIIISide A runout, variation 2
61316-1A TIIIIIISide B runout, variation 2
P 61315-1BA-Side Runout Stamped (Variant 1)
P 61316-1B MWB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
P 61315-1B MW TOWL 0A-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
P 61316-1B MWB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
61315-2B P A3 STERLINGA-side runout, etched
61316-2A P A(illegible numeral) STERLINGB-side runout, stamped
61315A-side label
61316B-side label
61315-1BA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
61316-1BB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
p 61315-1A mw T.D.W.L.A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
p 61316-1A mwB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Scepter Records UP-117-SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Wand WN 7First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12275First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12275First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12275First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12275First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12275First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SCE-12275First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | UK | Wand WN 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Australia | Scepter Records JK-40847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Scepter Records SCE-122757", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | France | Scepter Records 2C 006-92350 M / Scepter Records 2C 006-92.350 M7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Germany | Scepter Records DL 240207", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Italy | Scepter Records SC 7307", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Scepter Records JK-40847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | EMI International 1A 006 63287 / EMI International 1A006 632877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Scepter Records SCE 122757", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Scepter/Wand Forever SWF 210547", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Timothy are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Japan. One of them is Scepter Records SCE-12275, released February 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCE-12275, WN 7, UP-117-S) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 61315-1B TOWLY and 61316-1B. 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.
