Vinyl pressings
by Billy Joel · 1985
The Night Is Still Young was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ZSS 174704 1⃫B⃫ 1C ᴇ G1 STERLINGRunout A, etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamp)
ZSS 174705 1C ᴅ G 2 STERLINGRunout A, etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamp)
ZSS 174704Label A
ZSS 174705Label B
ZSS 174704 1B P STERLINGRunout side A variant 1
ZSS 174705 1B P STERLINGRunout side B variant 1
ZSS 174704 1A P STERLINGRunout side A variant 2
ZSS 174705 1A P STERLINGRunout side B variant 2
ZSS 174704 1C D GRunout side A, etched
ZSS 174705 1C D GRunout side B, etched
STERLINGRunout both sides, stamped
ZSS 174704Label side A
P ZSS 174704 1B STERLINGBoth runouts etched (sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamp)
A 6622 A1 ⋀Runout side A
A 6622 B1 BRunout side B
A 6622 A*Label side A
A 6622 B*Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 3363First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS BA 3363First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia 38-05657 / Family Productions 38-05657First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBSA 6622 / CBS A-6622First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Netherlands | CBS A 12.6622First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | New Zealand | CBS BA 3363First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | New Zealand | CBS BA 3363First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Spain | CBS / Family ProductionsFirst year7", Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | Columbia 38-05657 / Family Productions 38-05657First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1985 | US | Columbia 38-05657 / Family Productions 38-05657First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1985 | US | Columbia 38-05657First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | Columbia 38-05657 / Family Productions 38-05657First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1985 | UK | CBS A6622 / CBS A 6622First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | CBS TA 6622First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Japan | Columbia 07SP 926First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
16 vinyl pressings of The Night Is Still Young are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia 38-05657, released September 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-05657, A6622, TA 6622, 07SP 926) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 174704 1⃫B⃫ 1C ᴇ G1 STERLING and ZSS 174705 1C ᴅ G 2 STERLING. 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.
