Vinyl pressings
by 38 Special · 1979
Rockin' Into The Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
S SP-04782-A-S1-A&M MASTERDISK RL A 2Side A runout
S SP-04782-B-S1-A&M A 2Side B runout
SP-04782-ASide A label
SP-04782-BSide B label
SP-04782-A-T3-A&M MASTERDISK BK T1A Side Etch exc ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ stamp
SP-04782-B-T4-A&M MASTERDISK BK T1B Side Etch exc ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴅɪsᴋ stamp
A&M SP-04782A RCA-1 A1BSide 1 Etch Variant 1
A&M SP-04782B RCA-1 A1ASide 2 Etch Variant 1
SP-04782-A-T3-A&M MASTERDISK BK T1Side 1 Etch, except Masterdisk Stamp
SP-04782-B-T4-A&M MASTERDISK BK T1Side 2 Etch, except Masterdisk Stamp
SP-04782-A -T4-A&M MASTERDISK-BK V PXT T1Side 1, Variant 1
SP-04782-B-T4-A&M MASTERDISK-BK F T1Side 2, Variant 1
SP-04782-AP3-A+M 5 MASTERDISK-BK 3XTSide 1, Variant 2
SP-04782-B-T4-A+M MASTERDISK-BK G T1Side 2, Variant 2
P AM-SP-04782-A-P4-A&M MASTERDISK-BKRunout side A
P AM-SP-04782-B-P3-A&M MASTERDISK-BKRunout side B
SP-04782-ALabel side A
SP-04782-BLabel side B
SP-04782-A-T3-A&M MASTERDISK-BK T1Etching - Side A
SP-04782-B-T4-A&M MASTERDISK-BK T1Etching - Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | A&M Records L 37280First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4782First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP4782 / A&M Records SP-4782First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4782 / A&M Records SP-69975First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64782 / A&M Records SP 4782First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | A&M Records L 37280First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | A&M Records SP-4782First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP-4782 / A&M Records SP4782First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP-4782First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP-4782First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP-4782LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP-4782 / A&M Records SP4782LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP-4782First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP4782 / A&M Records SP-4782First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records SP-4782 / A&M Records SP4782LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | A&M Records AMLH 64782LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3071LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3071LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 3269LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3216 / A&M Records A&MSP3216LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3216LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4782 / A&M Records SP4782LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
24 vinyl pressings of Rockin' Into The Night are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1979 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4782.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4782, SP4782, L 37280, AMLH 64782) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S SP-04782-A-S1-A&M MASTERDISK RL A 2 and S SP-04782-B-S1-A&M A 2. 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.
