US
1966- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CS 9315
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Santa Maria Pressing
- Runout / matrix
XSM113771-1D S OSide A stamped except etched S
O XSM113772-1D ƧSide B stamped except etched Ƨ
Vinyl pressings
by The Pozo-Seco Singers · 1966
Time 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.
9 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 2 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.
XSM113771-1D S OSide A stamped except etched S
O XSM113772-1D ƧSide B stamped except etched Ƨ
XLP113769-1B B 11 oSide A runout
XLP113770-1B – T A1 oSide B runout
XLP 113769Side A label
XLP 113770Side B label
XSM113772-1BSide 1 Runout
XSM113772-1BSide 2 Runout
XSM 113771Side 1 Label
XSM 113772Side 2 Label
o XSM113771-1C -T- 1 BI
o XSM113772-1C AIIIIIIII
0 XSM113772-1C TSide A runout
0 XSM113772-1C- T A1Side B runout
XSM 113771Side A label
XSM 113772Side B 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 | Canada | Columbia CS 9315First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia CS 9315First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia CL 2515First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CS 9315First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CL 2515First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CL 2515First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CS 9315First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CS 9315First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CS 9315First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ 523 / 中聲 CSJ-523LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 2118LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233371LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | CBS S 62 743LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS BP-473341LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9315LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Time are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1966 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CS 9315.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9315, CL 2515) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM113771-1D S O and O XSM113772-1D Ƨ. 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.