Vinyl pressings
by Angel · 1977
White Hot was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 16 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.
NBLP 7085 AS -1 TI ΛRunout A [Variant 2]
NBLP 7085 BS -1 TI ΛRunout B [Variant 2]
NBLP 7085 AS -2 C T1Runout A [Variant 3]
NBLP 7085 BS -3 1 T1Runout B [Variant 3]
NBLP 7085 AS-2 1 11 PRCA Side Etch Variant 1
NBLP 7085 BS-2 1 1 PRCB Side Etch Variant 1
NBLP 7085 AS-2 PRC- W 1A Side Etch Variant 2
NBLP 7085 BS-2 PRC- W 1B Side Etch Variant 2
NBLP 7085 AS-2 PRC-W IA Side Runout
NBLP 7085 BS 1 PRC-W IB Side Runout
NBLP 7085-ASA Side Label
NBLP 7085-BSB Side Label
P NBLP 7085 ASA side runout version 1
P NBLP 7085 BSB side runout version 1
NBLP 7085 AS 5 A I PA side runout version 2
NBLP 7085 BS A1 PB side runout version 2
NBLP 7085-ASA Side Label
NBLP 7085-BSB Side Label
NBLP 7085 AS SP 1-1A Side Etch
NBLP 7085 BS SP 1-1B Side Etch
NBLP 7085-ASA Side Label
NBLP 7085-BSB Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Casablanca NBLP 7085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | El Salvador | Boni Discos BONI 33020 / Casablanca NBLP 7085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Casablanca CBLA 71028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Casablanca NB 7031First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Greece | Casablanca CBLP 50016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Hong Kong | Casablanca NBLP 7085First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Casablanca CA.LP 5018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Casablanca VIP-6483First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Casablanca VIP-6483First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Casablanca NBLP 7085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Philippines | Casablanca NBLP 7085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | Casablanca NAC 7044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Sweden | Casablanca NBLP 7085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Casablanca CAL 2023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Casablanca NBLP 7085LP, Album | LP, Album |
30 vinyl pressings of White Hot are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Casablanca NBLP 7085.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NBLP 7085, CAL 2023, BONI 33020, CBLA 71028) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NBLP 7085 AS -1 TI Λ and NBLP 7085 BS -1 TI Λ. 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.
