Germany
1978- Label and catalog number
- CBS CBS S 7832
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Big Hole
Vinyl pressings
by Billy Joel · 1978
Until The 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.
3 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 2 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.
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 | Argentina | Columbia 23.058First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Argentina | Columbia 23.058First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | CBS CBS S 7832First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | France | CBS CBS 79487", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | CBS CBS 79497", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| 1979 | France | CBS CBS 79487", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | CBS CBS 7832 / CBS CBS S 78327", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Ireland | CBS S CBS 72427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Italy | CBS CBS 72517", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | CBS JC 1437", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 4207", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 72427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 72427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | CBS S CBS 7242 / Family Productions S CBS 72427", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Until The Night are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, Argentina. One of them is CBS CBS S 7832.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS S 7832, 23.058) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.