Vinyl pressings
by The Impressions · 1972
Times Have Changed was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 6 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.
CRS-8012-A SONA-side runout, variant 1
CRS-8012-B SONB-side runout, variant 1
CRS-8012-A SON XA-side runout, variant 2, etched
CRS-8012-BB SONB-side runout, variant 2, etched
CRS -8012-A (MR) △16814Runout Side A
CRS -8012-BB-RE (MR) △16814-XRunout Side B
CRS-8012-A ARPSide A runout
CRS-8012-BB ARPSide B runout
CRS 8012 ASide A label
CRS 8012 BSide B label
CRS-8012-A (MR) △16814Side A runout
CRS-8012-BB-RE (MR) △16814-XSide B runout
CRS-8012-ASide A label
CRS-8012-BSide B label
CRS-8012-A 16814
CRS-8012-BB-RE 16814-X
2318059 A//1∇420 1 1 04Side A (stamped)
2318059 B//1∇420 1 1 1 04Side B (stamped)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Curtom CRS 8012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Buddah Records 2318 059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Buddah Records CRS 8012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Buddah Records YS-2725-DAFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | Buddah Records 2318059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Curtom CRS 8012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Curtom CRS 8012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Curtom CRS 8012First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Curtom CRS 8012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Curtom CRS 8012First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Italy | Get Back GET8018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UK | Love Vinyl LVLP02 / Expansion LVLP02LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Times Have Changed are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Curtom CRS 8012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CRS 8012, 2318059, 2318 059, YS-2725-DA) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CRS-8012-A SON and CRS-8012-B SON. 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.
