Vinyl pressings
by Tim Hardin · 1967
Tim Hardin 2 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.
18 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
FT 3022 MGS 934-2 Bell SoundSide A runout stamped, except FT 3022 etched
FT 3022 MGS 935-2 Bell SoundSide B runout stamped, except FT 3022 etched
MGS 934Side A label
MGS 935Side B label
FT3022 11 C S 034-1Runout A
FT3022 11 C S 035-1Runout B
FT 3022A-MG934-RE1Side A runout, etched
FT 3022B-MG935-RE-1Side B runout, etched
MG 934Side A label
MG 935Side B label
[s-shaped block stamp] FTS 3022 MGS934-1 BellSound 21A-Side Runout Etching
[s-shaped block stamp] FTS-3022 MGS 935-1 BellSound 11B-Side Runout Etching
FT 3022AMG934-RE-1 1 1 [Block S]Side A Etched [1 1 Block S Stamped]
FT-3022B-MG935-RE-1 11Side B Etched [1 1 Stamped]
Side A: MGS-934-2Stamped, Bell Sound
Side B: MGS-935-2Stamped, Bell Sound
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 | Canada | Verve Forecast FTS-3022 / Verve Folkways FTS 3022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Verve Folkways FT-3022First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Verve Folkways FTS-3022 / Verve Forecast FTS3022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Verve Forecast FTS 3022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Verve Forecast SVLP 6002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Verve Forecast VLP 6002First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3022 / Verve Forecast FTS3022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FT-3022First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Folkways FT-3022First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Folkways FTS-3022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Folkways FT 3022 / Verve Forecast FT-3022First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Folkways FT-3022First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3022 / Verve Forecast FTS3022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Folkways FT-3022First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3022 / Verve Folkways FTS-3022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Europe | Lilith LR107LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK & Europe | Verve Forecast 535 435-6LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Elemental Music 700177LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Verve Forecast 833 343-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Tim Hardin 2 are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Verve Forecast FTS-3022, released July 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FTS-3022, FT 3022, FT-3022, SVLP 6002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FT 3022 MGS 934-2 Bell Sound and FT 3022 MGS 935-2 Bell Sound. 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.
