Vinyl pressings
by Bee Gees · 1975
Nights On Broadway was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 17 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.
ST-SO31269-3 PP ST-50369Runout, side A, variant 1
ST-SO30640-3 PPRunout, side B, variant 1
ST-SO31269-4Runout, side A, variant 2
ST-SO30640-11 PP ST-5030640-11Runout, side B, variant 2
ST-SO 31269-6 AT △98158Side A, Etched
ST-SO 30640-11-RE △98186Side B, Etched
(MR)Side A/B, Etched
ST-SO-31269-5 ATGP △98158Variant 2, Side A, Etched
ST-SO31269-1 ATSPSide A - Etched
ST-SO 30640- 7Side B - Etched
SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops)Side B - Stamped
ST-SO-30640 SPA
SO 515 AS x p STERLING RLA
SO 515 BS pB
ST-SO-31255-2-SPLabel Stereo Side
SO-31255-2-SPLabel Mono Side
ST-SO-31255-2 PPRunout Stereo Side
SO-31255-2 PPRunout Mono Side
ST-SO-31255-2-PLLabel Stereo Side
SO-31255-2-PLLabel Mono Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Interfusion K-6133 / Interfusion SO-515First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Austria | RSO 2090 171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Belgium | RSO 2090 171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Belgium | RSO 2090 171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | RSO SO 515First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Canada | RSO SO 515 / RSO 2090 171First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | RSO SO 515 DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Guatemala | RSO 11107First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Ireland | Polydor 2090 171First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Jamaica | RSO SO-515First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Japan | RSO DW 1107First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Mexico | RSO S/N 57First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | RSO 2090 171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Interfusion K6133First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Philippines | RSO RSO-873-014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | RSO RS 80127", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of Nights On Broadway are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1975 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is RSO SO 515, released September 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SO 515, SO-515, 2090 171, K-6133) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-SO31269-3 PP ST-50369 and ST-SO30640-3 PP. 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.
