Vinyl pressings
by Tonto's Expanding Head Band · 1971
Zero Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 3 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.
L♡VE Malcolm Cecil AT PEACE ☮ Robert Margouleff JoyRunout etching side A, variants 1 & 2
ST-EM-702090-CRunout stamp side B, variant 1
AT Peace Robert Margouleff Love Malcolm Cecil PRRunout etching side B, variant 1
ST-EM-702089-BRunout stamp side A, variant 2
ST-EM-702089AA-MOSide A Label Matrix No.
ST-EM-702090AA-MOSide B Label Matrix No.
ST-EM-702089-C L♡VE Malcolm Cecil AT PEACE ☮ Robert Margouleff Joy PRRunout side A
ST-EM-702090-C AT Peace Robert Margouleff Love Malcolm Cecil PRRunout side B
ST-EM-702089RILabel Side A
ST-EM-702090RILabel Side B
ST-EM-702089-C LOVE Malcolm Cecil at PEACE [peace symbol] Robert Margouleff JoyRunout Side A Stamped [up until -C, then etched]
ST-EM-702090-C AT Peace Robert Margouleff Love Malcolm CecilRunout Side 2 Stamped [up until -C, then etched]
ST-EM-702089 SPLabel Side A
ST-EM-702090 SPLabel Side B
ST-EM-702089AA MO Love (MR) Malcolm Cecil △ 15630 PEACE (symbol) Robert Marqouley JOY ATSide 1 Runout
ST-EM-702090AA-MO (MR) Love △ 15630-x Robert Marqouley AT PEACE Malcolm CecilSide 2 Runout
ST-EM-702089AA-MOSide 1 Label Matrix No.
ST-EM-702090AA-MOSide 2 Label Matrix No.
2400150 A▽1 11 5Side A, stamped, variant 1
2400150 B▽1 11 5Side B, stamped, variant 1
2400150 A▽1 11 5Side A, stamped, variant 2
2400150 B▽1 11 8Side B, stamped, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Atlantic SD 732 / Embryo Records SD 732First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Atlantic 2400 150 / Polydor 2400150First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Embryo Records SD 732First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Embryo Records SD 732First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Embryo Records SD 732First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Embryo Records SD 732First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Embryo Records SD 732First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K 40251LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K40251 / Atlantic K 40251LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K40251 / Atlantic K 40251LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K40251 / Atlantic K 40251LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18123LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 18123LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 18123LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 18123LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Prog Temple PTLP8004LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Atlantic K 40251LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Embryo Records SD 732LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | US | Embryo Records SD 732LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Zero Time are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1971 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Embryo Records SD 732.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 732, 2400 150) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L♡VE Malcolm Cecil AT PEACE ☮ Robert Margouleff Joy and ST-EM-702090-C. 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.
