US
1955- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 622
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
XLP34616-1E HSide 1 runout
XLP34617-1C HSide 2 runout
x"Lp" 34616Side 1 label
x"Lp" 34617Side 2 label

Vinyl pressings
by The Dave Brubeck Quartet · 1955
Brubeck Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1955, 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.
XLP34616-1E HSide 1 runout
XLP34617-1C HSide 2 runout
x"Lp" 34616Side 1 label
x"Lp" 34617Side 2 label
x"Lp" 34616Side 1 label
x"Lp" 34617Side 2 label
XLP34616-1FSide 1 stamp
XLP34617-1BSide 2 stamp
XLP34616-1BSide 1 runout
XLP34617-1BSide 2 runout
x"Lp" 34616Side 1 label
x"Lp" 34617Side 2 label
XLP34616-1Brunout stamp
XLP34617-1Brunout stamp
x"Lp" 34616Side 1 label
x"Lp" 34617Side 2 label
XLP34616-1Drunout stamp
XLP34616-1Brunout stamp
x"Lp" 34616Side 1 label
x"Lp" 34617Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Canada | Columbia CL 622First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1955 | Canada | Columbia CL 622LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1955 | Italy | Philips B 07060 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1955 | UK | Philips BBL 7060First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 622LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 622First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 622LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 622First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 622LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 622First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 622First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Columbia CL 622LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1956 | Australia | Coronet KLP 526 / Coronet KLP-526LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Denmark | Philips B 07060 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | Netherlands | Philips B 07060 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Columbia CL 622LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CL 622LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1968 | Canada | Harmony HS 11253LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1968 | Canada | Harmony HS 11253LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia Odyssey 32 16 0248 / Odyssey 32 16 0248LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | CBS S 52496LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS S 52611LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS S 52496LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS S 52496LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1968 | South Africa | CBS ASF 1318LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Africa | CBS ASF 1223LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Hallmark Records HM 553LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Hallmark Records SHM 553 / Hallmark Records HM 553LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Hallmark Records HM 553LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Harmony HS 11253LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPZ-13LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1478LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | CBS Classics S CBS 61900LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Columbia PC 37022LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia PC 37022LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Europe | Jazz Track JT 1027LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Doxy DOX895LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | Europe | DOL DOL851HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Europe | WaxTime 772204LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2018 | Germany | Columbia CL 622 / Speakers Corner Records Columbia CL 622LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2018 | Europe | Speakers Corner Records CL 622 / Columbia CL 622LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Italy | Wax Love Records WLV82124LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Music For Pleasure MFP A8209 / Music For Pleasure SMFP-A8209LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Avan-Guard Music BVL 012 / World Record Club R 11227LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Harmony HAS 052LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Harmony HA-052LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Harmony HL 7453LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Mr. Pickwick MPD 267LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 52 496LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Philips B 07060 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS S 52611LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07060 LAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| ? | South Africa | CBS ALD.6050 / CBS ALD 6050LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Hallmark Records SHM 553 / Hallmark Records HM 553LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 622LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia Odyssey 32 16 0248LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Odyssey 32 16 0248LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
63 vinyl pressings of Brubeck Time are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1955 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, UK, Canada, Italy. One of them is Columbia CL 622.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 622, BBL 7060, B 07060 L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP34616-1E H and XLP34617-1C H. 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.