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The TechniquesThere Comes A Time / I'm In The Mood For Love

Vinyl pressings

There Comes A Time / I'm In The Mood For Love

by The Techniques · 1968

10 pressings1 countryRocksteadyReggae

There Comes A Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of There Comes A Time

2 pressings came out in 1968, 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968JamaicaTreasure IsleFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1968JamaicaTreasure IsleFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974JamaicaTreasure Isle7", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JamaicaHigh Note7", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
?JamaicaTreasure Isle7", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue
?JamaicaTreasure Isle7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?JamaicaHigh Note7", 45 RPM, Repress7", 45 RPM, Repress
?JamaicaDuke Reid Greatest Hits7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
?JamaicaTreasure Isle7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?JamaicaTreasure Isle7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AThere Comes A Time
  2. BI'm In The Mood For Love

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of There Comes A Time are there?

10 vinyl pressings of There Comes A Time are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1968 and 1974.

When was There Comes A Time first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Jamaica. One of them is Treasure Isle.

How do I tell if my copy of There Comes A Time is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TIS-208 and TIS-209. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is There Comes A Time on vinyl worth?

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.

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