Vinyl pressings
by Barry White · 1987
The Right Night And Barry White was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 15 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.
AMA 5154 A//1▽420T POUNDA TA1PERunout side A stamped, POUNDA TA1PE etched
AMA 5154 B//1▽420TRunout side B stamped
AMA 5154 ALabel side A
AMA 5154 BLabel side B
AM SP 05154-A ES1. EmwSide A runout
AM SP 05154-B ES1. EmwSide B runout
SP-5154-ASide A label
SP-5154-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | A&M Records L 38727First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Brazil | A&M Records 395 154-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | A&M Records SP-5154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | A&M Records 395 154-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | A&M Records LP 395154-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | A&M Records 395154First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1987 | Israel | A&M Records SP 5154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | A&M Records 395 154-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Mexico | A&M Records LPR 73035 / A&M Records LPR-73035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Portugal | A&M Records 395 154-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | A&M Records 395 154-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | A&M Records AMA 5154 / Breakout AMA 5154First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | A&M Records CDA 5154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | A&M Records SP-5154First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | A&M Records SP 5154 / A&M Records SP-5154First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of The Right Night And Barry White are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Australia, France and more. One of them is A&M Records AMA 5154.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMA 5154, CDA 5154, SP-5154, SP 5154) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMA 5154 A//1▽420T POUNDA TA1PE and AMA 5154 B//1▽420T. 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.
