Vinyl pressings
by Blue Öyster Cult · 1983
The Revölution By Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 10 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.
P o AL-38947-1G MASTERDISKSide A runout etched, variant 1
o P BL-38947-1AB MASTERDISK RLSide B runout etched, variant 1
P o AL-38947-1G MASTERDISKSide A runout etched, variant 2
P o BL-38947-1B MASTERDISKSide B runout etched, variant 2
AL-38947-1A MASTERDISK RL XG P-GSide A runout (Variant 1)
BL-38947-1G MASTERDISK o G1Side B runout (Variant 1)
AL-38947-1F MASTERDISK AH o G2Side A runout (Variant 2)
BL-38947-1F MASTERDISK AH o G1Side B runout (Variant 2)
CBS-25686-A1Runout Side A, variant 1
CBS-25685-B1 cɔRunout Side B, variant 1
CBS-25686-A1 ARunout Side A, variant 2
CBS-25686-B1 D ARunout Side B, variant 2
AL-38947-1A-2HZ: DM-1Variant 1: side A runout
BL-38947-1A-2HZ: DM-4Variant 1: side B runout
AL-38947-1A-2HZ: DM-2Variant 2: side A runout
BL-38947-1A-2HZ: DM-2Variant 2: side B runout
Å MX203653 SBP7980-1Side 1 machine-stamped
Å MX203654 SBP7980-2Side 2 machine-stamped
AL-38947 1-1-2 138582-A cSide A
BL-38947 1-1-4 138582-B cSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | CBS SBP 237980First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | CBS 138582 / Discos CBS 138.582First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 25686 / CBS 25686First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Greece | CBS CBS 25686First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2712First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2712First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | CBS S 25686First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | CBS 25686 / CBS CBS 25686First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Columbia 38947 / Columbia FC 38947First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1983 | US | Columbia FC 38947First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Columbia FC 38947First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 25686LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Taiwan | Taiwan Nova Records NOVA 73007LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 38947LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of The Revölution By Night are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia FC 38947, released November 8, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 38947, 25686, 38947, SBP 237980) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P o AL-38947-1G MASTERDISK and o P BL-38947-1AB MASTERDISK RL. 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.
