Vinyl pressings
by The Rolling Stones · 1979
Time Waits For No One was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 16 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.
S-2 COC 59107A – EG ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout A variant 1
S-2 COC 59107B4 EG ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout B variant 1
S-6 COC 59107A - EG ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout A variant 2
S-1 COC 59107B4 EG ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Runout B variant 2
MX189979Side A label
MX189980Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Rolling Stones Records COC 39110First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | Austria | Rolling Stones Records COC 59 107First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Belgium | Rolling Stones Records COC 59 107First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Brazil | Rolling Stones Records 38.025First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | France | Rolling Stones Records COC 59 107First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | France | Rolling Stones Records COC 59 107 / Rolling Stones Records (39 110)First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Germany | Rolling Stones Records COC 59 107 / Rolling Stones Records (COC 39 110)First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Germany | Rolling Stones Records COC 59 107First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Italy | Rolling Stones Records W 59107First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Rolling Stones Records P-10684SFirst yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Rolling Stones Records P-10684SFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | Mexico | Gamma GWEA-5351First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Rolling Stones Records COC 59 107First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Rolling Stones Records COC 39110First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Portugal | Rolling Stones Records RS 59107 / Rolling Stones Records COC 59 107First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mexico | EMI SLEM-950LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
21 vinyl pressings of Time Waits For No One are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Australia, Austria, Belgium and more. One of them is Rolling Stones Records COC 59107.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use COC 59107, COC 39110, COC 59 107, 38.025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-2 COC 59107A – EG ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. and S-2 COC 59107B4 EG ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.. 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.
