Vinyl pressings
by Aerosmith · 1979
Night In The Ruts 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.
22 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 12 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.
AL 36050-2B FAB STERLINGSide A etched, stamped runout, variant 1
BL 36050-2B FAB STERLINGSide B etched, stamped runout, variant 1
AL-36050-2A FAB STERLINGSide A etched, stamped runout, variant 2
BL-36050-2A FAB STERLINGSide B etched, stamped runout, variant 2
AL 36050A Side Label
BL 36050B Side Label
º AL-36050-2B FAB STERLING T1A Side Etch exc Sterling stamp var. 1
º 1T BL-36050-2G FAB STERLINGB Side Etch exc Sterling stamp var. 1
AL 36050-2E FAB B2 STERLING ST+CF 1 SA side runout, variant 0
BL 36050-2F FAB B1 STERLING 1SB side runout, variant 0
AL-36060-2F FAB A5 STERLING ST+CF 1SA side runout, variant 1
BL-36050 · 2E FAB A8 STERLING 1SB side runout, variant 1
1 S AL-36050-2E FAB A2 STERLING ST&CFRunout Side A Etched, exc STERLING
1 S BL-36050-2F FAB A8 STERLINGRunout Side B Etched, exc STERLING
AL-36050Label Side A
BL-36050Label Side B
AL-36050-2B FAB STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
BL-36050-2B FAB STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
o T1 AL-36050-2C FAB STERLING ST&CF DSide A runout, variant 2
o T1 BL-36050-2D FAB STERLING A7Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Columbia 20.063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Argentina | Columbia 20.063First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | CBS SBP 237337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | CBS 138172 / Discos CBS 138172First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Columbia FC 36050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Costa Rica | CBS 100529First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Europe | CBS 83680 / CBS CBS 83680First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | CBS 83680 / CBS CBS 83680First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237337First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2455First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Taiwan | Pop MH-7579LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 83680First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | CBS CBS-S-83680First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1979 | US | Columbia FC 36050 / Columbia 36050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia FC 36050First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Colombia | CBS 14-1352LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | CBS CBS 83680LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | CBS S 83680LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Columbia PC 36050LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 3128LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 466720 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Columbia 88883760961LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2014 | US | Columbia FC 36050 / Columbia 88883760961LP, Album, Record Store Day, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered |
| 2014 | US | Music On Vinyl MOVLP979LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2014 | Europe | Columbia 36050 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP979LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2014 | US | Columbia FC 36050 / Columbia 88883760961LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Capitol Records 00602455248657LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| 2023 | US | Capitol Records b0037627-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 36050LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | CBS AL 36050LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | CBS CBS 83680LP, Album | LP, Album |
40 vinyl pressings of Night In The Ruts are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1979 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia FC 36050.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 36050, PC 36050, S CBS 83680, CBS-S-83680) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 36050-2B FAB STERLING and BL 36050-2B FAB STERLING. 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.
