Canada
1983- Label and catalog number
- Tracey Records TR-12-4510
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
- Runout / matrix
TR-124510 -A-2 CRC SNB Al-PLSide A etched runout
TR-12-4510-B-2 CRC SNB Al-PL Night Life Fish Bowl With...Side B etched runout
Vinyl pressings
by Alain DeRoque · 1983
Night Life Fashion was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year. 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.
TR-124510 -A-2 CRC SNB Al-PLSide A etched runout
TR-12-4510-B-2 CRC SNB Al-PL Night Life Fish Bowl With...Side B etched runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Tracey Records TR-12-4510First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | Tracey Records TR-4509First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Belgium | BMC BMC 358212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | Belgium | BMC BMC 15827" | 7" |
| 1984 | Canada | Unidisc 12UNI-1115 / Tracey Records 12UNI-111512", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | Canada | Unidisc 7UN-178 / Tracey Records 7UN-1787" | 7" |
| 1984 | France | Bernett Records SB 1903312", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | France | Bernett Records SB 18337" | 7" |
| 1984 | Portugal | Gira IM / 60 / Gira IM - 6012", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Spain | Hispavox 445 1947" | 7" |
| 1984 | Spain | Cook 549 14912", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Mexico | Trebol TI - 7089912" | 12" |
12 vinyl pressings of Night Life Fashion are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1983 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Canada. One of them is Tracey Records TR-12-4510.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TR-12-4510, TR-4509) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TR-124510 -A-2 CRC SNB Al-PL and TR-12-4510-B-2 CRC SNB Al-PL Night Life Fish Bowl With.... 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.