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Vinyl pressings

What Time Is It?

by The Time · 1982

25 pressings12 countriesFunkFunk / Soul

What Time Is It? was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 What Time Is It?

16 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 9 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.

US

1982
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 9 23701-1Warner Bros. Records 1-23701
Format
LP, Album · Allied Pressing
Runout / matrix

1-23701-A-SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-17050-SH1 + SLM △ 2228Runout section side A, variant 1

1-23701-B-SH2 + SLM △ 2228-X [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-17051-SH2 +Runout section side B, variant 1

1-23701-A-SH2 + - SLM △ 2228 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-17050-SH2Runout section side A, variant 2

1-23701-B-SH3 + SLM △ 2228-X [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-17051-SH3Runout section side B, variant 2

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US

1982
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 9 23701-1Warner Bros. Records 1-23701
Format
LP, Album · SRC Pressing
Runout / matrix

1-23701-A-SR1 1-1 SM1-2Side A, runout, etched, variant 1

1-23701-B-SR1 1-1Side B, runout, etched, variant 1

1-23701-A-SR1 1-1Side A, runout, etched, variant 2

1-23701-B-SR1 1-1Side B, runout, etched, variant 2

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US

1982
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 9 23701-1Warner Bros. Records 1-23701
Format
LP, Album · Winchester Pressing
Runout / matrix

1-23701-A-WW1#2Side A

1-23701-B-WW2#4Side B

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US

1982
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 9 23701-1Warner Bros. Records 1-23701
Format
LP, Album · Jacksonville Pressing
Runout / matrix

1-23701-A-JW1 #1 0Side A, runout, etched

1-23701-B-JW1 #2 0Side B, runout, etched

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US

1982
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 9 23701-1Warner Bros. Records 1-23701
Format
LP, Album · Allied Pressing
Runout / matrix

1-23701-A-SH1 [ARC logo] B-17050-SH1 + SLM △ 2228Runout section side A, variant 1

1-23701-B-SH2 + SLM △ 2228-X [ARC logo] B-17051-SH2 +Runout section side B, variant 1

1-23701-A-SH2 + - SLM △ 2228 [ARC logo] B-17050-SH2Runout section side A, variant 2

1-23701-B-SH3 + SLM △ 2228-X [ARC logo] B-17051-SH3Runout section side B, variant 2

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Canada

1982
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 92 37011
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

92-37011 A2 JWRunout side A, variant 1

92-37011-B2 JW CRRunout side B, variant 1

92-37011 A2 JW CRRunout side A, variant 2

92-37011-B2 JW CRRunout side B, variant 2

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

All 25 vinyl pressings

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

1980s19 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982CanadaWarner Bros. Records 92 37011First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1982EuropeWarner Bros. Records WB 57017 / Warner Bros. Records WB K 57 017First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1982EuropeWarner Bros. Records WB K 57 017 / Warner Bros. Records WB 57017First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1982EuropeWarner Bros. Records K 57017 / Warner Bros. Records K 57017First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1982FranceWarner Bros. Records WB 57017 / Warner Bros. Records WB K 57 017First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1982GermanyWarner Bros. Records WB 57017 / Warner Bros. Records WB K 57 017First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1982ItalyWarner Bros. Records WB 57017 / Warner Bros. Records WB K 57 017First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1982JapanWarner Bros. Records P-11304First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1982JapanWarner Bros. Records P-11304First yearLP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1982NetherlandsWarner Bros. Records WB 57017First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1982New ZealandWarner Bros. Records 23701-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1982USWarner Bros. Records 9 23701-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-23701First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1982USWarner Bros. Records 9 W1-23701 / Warner Bros. Records W1 23701-1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition
1982USWarner Bros. Records 9 23701-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-23701First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1982USWarner Bros. Records 9 23701-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-23701First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
All 19 pressings from the 1980s
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2017WorldwideWarner Bros. Records R1 23701 / Warner Bros. Records 081227940836LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records 92 37011LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records 92 37011LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?ScandinaviaWarner Bros. Records K 57017 / Warner Bros. Records K 57017LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USWarner Bros. Records 9 23701-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-23701LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
?USWarner Bros. Records 9 23701-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-23701LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress

Tracklist

  1. A1Wild And Loose7:32
  2. A2777-93117:57
  3. A3OnedayI'mgonnabesomebody2:27
  4. B1The Walk9:30
  5. B2Gigolos Get Lonely Too4:40
  6. B3I Don't Wanna Leave You6:30

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of What Time Is It? are there?

25 vinyl pressings of What Time Is It? are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1982 and 2017.

When was What Time Is It? first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Canada, Europe, France and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 9 23701-1.

How do I tell if my copy of What Time Is It? is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 23701-1, 92 37011, WB 57017, WB K 57 017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-23701-A-SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-17050-SH1 + SLM △ 2228 and 1-23701-B-SH2 + SLM △ 2228-X [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-17051-SH2 +. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is What Time Is It? 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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