Vinyl pressings
by The Chambers Brothers · 1967
Time Has Come Today 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.
8 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
JZSP135996-1C pStamped in runout A, variant 1
JZSP135997-1C pStamped in runout B, variant 1
JZSP135996-3B pStamped in runout A, variant 2
JZSP135997-1D pStamped in runout B, variant 2
ZSP135996-1F SSStamped in runout A
ZSP135997-1E SStamped in runout B
ZSP135996-3AA Side - Stamped
M T1A Side - Etched
ZSP135997-1GB side - Stamped
T11 1A Side - Etched
ZSP135996-1A TIIIISide A runout; stamped / etched
ZSP135997-1A TIIIISide B runout; stamped / etched
JZSP135996-1B
JZSP135997-1C
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 | Greece | CBS BA 301208First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44414First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Australia | CBS BA-221561First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461200First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44414First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44414First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44414First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-44414First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | CBS 33567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS 37207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS 37207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Mexico | CBS 63847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | CBS CBS 37407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-444147", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-444147", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Direction 58-36717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
22 vinyl pressings of Time Has Come Today are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Australia, New Zealand, Greece. One of them is Columbia 4-44414, released December 26, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44414, BA-221561, BA-461200, BA 301208) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JZSP135996-1C p and JZSP135997-1C p. 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.
