Vinyl pressings
by The Smoke · 1967
...It's Smoke Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1967, the album's first year. 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.
599649 A 15279 A 32 Made In Austria 3 G7 VSide 1
599649 B 15279 B 32 2 G7 V Made In AustriaSide 2
599649 A 15279 A Made in Germany 2 G7Side 1
599649 B 15279 B Made in Germany 1 G7Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Germany | Metronome MLP 15 279 / Metronome MLP 15.279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Metronome MLP 15 279 / Metronome MLP 15.279LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Germany | Gull INT 128.301LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Germany | Gull 25 114-0 BLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Germany | Gull INT 128.301LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Germany | Avenue Records 6.26524 BL / Avenue Records 243 885-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | Avenue Records 243 885-1 BL / Avenue Records 243 885-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Morgan Blue Town B.T. 5008LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | UK | Morgan Blue Town B.T. 5008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| 2016 | UK | Morgan Blue Town B.T. 5008GLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Morgan Blue Town B.T. 5008 / Morgan Blue Town BT5008PLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On LabelLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Germany | Metronome MLP 15 279 / Metronome MLP 15.279LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited |
13 vinyl pressings of ...It's Smoke Time are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1967 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Germany. One of them is Metronome MLP 15 279.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MLP 15 279) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 599649 A 15279 A 32 Made In Austria 3 G7 V and 599649 B 15279 B 32 2 G7 V Made In Austria. 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.
