Vinyl pressings
by Billy Squier · 1984
Rock Me Tonight was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
S-45-B-5370-99460-A-Z1 #2 1 STERLING 0Runout Side A
S-45-B-5370-99456-Z1 STERLING 0Runout Side B
S99460ALabel Side A
S99456Label Side B
S-45-B-5370-99460-A-Z6 —◁Runout, Side A, Etched, variant 1
S-45-B-5370-99456-Z1 —◁Runout, Side B, Etched, variant 1
S-45-B-5370-99460-A-Z8 —◁ STERLINGRunout, Side A, Etched, variant 2
S-45-B-5370-99456-Z4 —◁ STERLINGRunout, Side B, Etched, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Capitol Records CP.1308 / Capitol Records CP-1308First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | Capitol Records CP.1308 / Capitol Records CP-1308First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Barbados | Capitol Records SQ 1First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5370First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Capitol Records B-5370First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 006 2002477First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 006 2002477First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | France | Capitol Records 2002477First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Mexico | Capitol Records 8834First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Capitol Records F 5370First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Panama | Capitol Records B-5370First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Peru | Capitol Records 01.03.2297First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Peru | Capitol Records 01.03.100197First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Portugal | Capitol Records 2002477First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | South Africa | Capitol Records JCL 768First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records CP-13087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records CP.-13087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
28 vinyl pressings of Rock Me Tonight are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records B-5370, released June 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B-5370, P-B-5370, SPRO-9161, SQ 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-45-B-5370-99460-A-Z1 #2 1 STERLING 0 and S-45-B-5370-99456-Z1 STERLING 0. 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.
