Vinyl pressings
by Arlo Guthrie · 1978
One Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 8 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.
BSK-1-3232 G1 H GOLRunout side A, variant 1
BSK-2-3232 G1 H GOLRunout side B, variant 1
BSK-1-3232 G1 H GOLRunout side A, variant 2
BSK-2-3232 G2 H GOLRunout side B, variant 2
BSK-1-3232 LW1 • M̶ #69 ✳Runout Side A, etched [except ✳ which is stamped]
BSK-2-3232 LW2 • M̶ #69 ✳Runout Side B, etched [except ✳ which is stamped]
BSK-1-3232 JW1 #2 M̶ ORunout Side A Etched except O which is stamped
BSK-2-3232 JW1 #1 M̶ OSide B Etched except O which is stamped
BSK-1-3232 WW1 # ─◁Side A Runout, etched
BSK-2-3232 WW1 # ─◁Side B Runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 550First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Belgium | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 550First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 550 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 550LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10595WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 550First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1391First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BK 3232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3232First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of One Night are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Austria, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BSK 3232.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSK 3232, BK 3232, WB 56 550, WBC 1391) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSK-1-3232 G1 H GOL and BSK-2-3232 G1 H GOL. 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.
