Vinyl pressings
by Billy Ocean · 1981
Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 6 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.
AL-37406-1FSide 1 Run-out
BL-37406-1FSide 2 Run-out
o P AL-37406-1H COLOMBIA NY b B IRunout side 1 (variant 2)
BL 37406-1G [1G crossed out] 1J COLOMBIA NY b A IRunout side 2 (variant 2)
AL 37406Side 1 Label
BL 37406Side 2 Label
<BXAD> AL 37406 G1B PSide 1 Label
(FXAP) BL 37406 G1C G1 A1Side 2 Label
AL-37406-1A 2HZ:Side A runout
BL-37406-1A 2HZ: DM-1Side B runout
AL 37406Side A label
BL 37406Side B label
GTLP 049-1Side 1 Label
GTLP 049-2Side 2 Label
AL 37406Side 1 Label
BL 37406Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | GTO ELPS 4245 / GTO FE 37406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | GTO ELPS 4245 / GTO FE 37406First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Europe | GTO GTLP 049 / GTO GTLP 49First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Greece | GTO GTLP 049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Epic 25･3P-301First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Epic FE 37406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Epic E 37406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Epic PE 37406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Epic FE 37406First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK & Europe | Epic EPC 32716LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1981 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, Canada, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Epic FE 37406.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 37406, E 37406, PE 37406, ELPS 4245) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-37406-1F and BL-37406-1F. 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.
