Vinyl pressings
by The Outsiders · 1966
Time Won't Let Me / Was It Really Real was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 12 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.
45-55425-P1#2 IAMVariant 1 - A side deadwax - stamped
45-55426-P1" IAMVariant 1 - B side deadwax - stamped
45-55425-P1 IAMVariant 2 - A side deadwax - stamped
45-55426-P1 IAMVariant 2 - B side deadwax - stamped
45-55425-F-1.Side A runout,etched
45-55426-F-1.Side B runout, etched
45-55425Side A label
45-55426Side B label
45-55425-F-1: ✲Side A Etched & stamped
45-55426-F-1. ✲Side B Etched & stamped
45-55425Side A Label
45-55426Side B Label
F 55425-1Side A Label
F 55426-1Side B Label
F 55425-1 G KT 1A-Side Runout
F 55426-1 G KT 1B-Side Runout
F 55425A-Side Label
F 55426B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-1644First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Brazil | Capitol Records 7C-11.051First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records 5573First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Capitol Records K 23 187First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Greece | Capitol Records CL 15435First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | India | Capitol Records F.5573First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Italy | Jolly Hi-Fi Records J 20386x45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Capitol Records F 5573First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | South Africa | Capitol Records 45-JCL 289First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Sweden | Capitol Records CL 15435First year7" | 7" |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records CL 15435First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records 5573First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records 5573First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records 5573First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records CL 15435First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records F.55737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Time Won't Let Me / Was It Really Real are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Capitol Records 5573, released January 17, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5573, CL 15435, CP-1644, 7C-11.051) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-55425-P1#2 IAM and 45-55426-P1" IAM. 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.
