Vinyl pressings
by The Zombies · 1968
Time Of The Season 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.
18 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ZSP139169-1E TIIIIIVar 1: Run-out Side A, stamped (ᵀ ᴵ etched)
ZSP139170-1F TIIIIIIIIVar 1: Run-out Side B, stamped (ᵀ ᴵ etched)
ZSP139169-1C T1Var 2: Run-out Side A, stamped (ᵀ ᴵ etched)
ZSP139170-1F T1Var 2: Run-out Side B, stamped (ᵀ ᴵ etched)
o ZSP139169-1G p A 2Runout side A - variant 1
o ZSP139170-1H A 3Runout side B - variant 1
ZSP139169-1G pRunout side A - variant 2
ZSP139170-1H pRunout side B - variant 2
ZSP139169-1F SSVariant 1 - stamped runout A
ZSP139170-1G SSVariant 1 - stamped runout B
ZSP139169-1FVariant 2 - stamped runout A
ZSP139170-1L SSJVariant 2 - stamped runout B
ZSP139169-1HRunout Side A
ZSP139170-1FRunout Side B
ZSP 139169Label Side A
ZSP 139170Label Side B
ZSP139169-1GA side runout
ZSP139170-1HB side runout
ZSP 139169A side label
ZSP 139170B side label
JZSP 139169-1ABoth sides runout variant 1
JZSP139169-1CBoth sides runout variant 2
JZSP 139169Both sides 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | CBS 22.088First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Date 2-1628First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | CBS 4037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Greece | CBS BA 301236First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461225First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1968 | US | Date 2-1628First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Date 2-1628First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Date 2-1628First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Date 2-1628First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Date 2-1628First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Date 2-1628First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Date 2-1628First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Date 2-1628First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Date 2-1628First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Uruguay | CBS 22.088First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | Epic ECPB-216 / Epic ECPB 2167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Epic 07・5P-2947", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 543919383-77", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1991 | Australia | Not On Label 534919383 77", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Epic 06SP 907", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Epic 06-5P-437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Peru | CBS Columbia CSR-06967", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Collectables Col. 3557A7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Uruguay | CBS 22.0887", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
38 vinyl pressings of Time Of The Season are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1968 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and more. One of them is Date 2-1628, released October 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2-1628, 221589, BA 461225, 22.088) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP139169-1E TIIIII and ZSP139170-1F TIIIIIIII. 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.
