Vinyl pressings
by The Chambers Brothers · 1968
A New Time - A New Day 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.
13 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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 XSM136657-1E T CRunout A stamped / T etched
o XSM113658-1B | T CARunout B stamped / | T etched
XSM 136657Side A Label
XSM 136658Side B Label
º XSM136657-1E 1 TSide A stamped, exc. "1" and "T" etched
º XSM136658-1B 1 TSide B stamped, exc. "1" and "T" etched
XSM 136657Side A label
XSM 136658Side B label
o XSM136657-1A P C2Side A runout, variant 1
XSM136658-1A PSide B runout, variant 1
o XSM136657-1A P A2Side A runout, variant 2
XSM136658-1A P C2Side B runout, variant 2
XSM 136657-1CSide A Label
XSM 136658-1CSide B Label
o XSM136657-1C 1 ƧSide A Runout, stamped, 1 Ƨ etched
o XSM113658-1D 1 ƧSide B Runout, stamped, 1 Ƨ etched
XSM 136657Side A Label
XSM 136658Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia CS 9671First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | CBS S7-63451First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Columbia S 63 451First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473620First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Date DAS 2012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Direction 8-63451First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Direction S 8-63451First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9671First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9671First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9671First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9671First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP 233598First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9671First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Italy | CBS S 63451LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50083LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | CBS S 63 451LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of A New Time - A New Day are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9671, released October 8, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9671, 8-63451, S 8-63451, SBP 233598) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o XSM136657-1E T C and o XSM113658-1B | T CA. 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.
