Vinyl pressings
by The Dave Brubeck Quartet · 1963
Time Changes was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
XLP-75904-1ESide A runout, variant 1
XLP-75905-1ESide B runout, variant 1
o XLP-75904-1E C11Side A runout, variant 2
o XLP-75905-1F A11Side B runout, variant 2
MX143433 BP233117-1Side A runout
MX143434 (B) BP233117-2Side B runout
MX143433Side A label
MX143434Side B label
MX14343B BP233117-1Side 1 stamped
MX143434B BP233117-2Side 2 etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | CBS BP 233117 / CBS BP-233117First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | CBS BP-473092First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 2127First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia CL 2127LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia CS 8927LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | France | Columbia CS 8927LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | France | CBS 62 253 / CBS 62.253LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Netherlands | CBS S62253LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Netherlands | CBS 62253 / CBS CL 2127LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | Netherlands | CBS S 62253LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | UK | CBS BPG 62253LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | CBS SBPG 62253LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2127LP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8927LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2127LP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | DOL DOL998HGLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233117LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | CBS 37371LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | CBS S 62 253 / CBS S 62.253LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP-50393LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP-50393LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | Mexico | CBS CL 5048LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Mexico | CBS CLS 5048LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 62253 / CBS CL 2127LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 62253 / CBS CL 2127LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS SBP-473092LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Africa | CBS ALD 6710LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8927LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8927LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
41 vinyl pressings of Time Changes are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1963 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia CL 2127.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 2127, BP 233117, BP-473092) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP-75904-1E and XLP-75905-1E. 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.
