Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Vee · 1962
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 8 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.
LB-1528-2 ASide A runout, variant 1
LB-1529-2 ASide B runout, variant 1
LB-1528-2 I ASide A runout, variant 2
LB-1529-2 I ASide B runout, variant 2
LB-1528-1 A1 un RA-Side Runout Etching
LB-1529-1 A2 un RB-Side Runout Etching
LB-1528-2 RA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
LB-1529-1A1 RB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
45LB-1528 1 △45535 MRA-side runout, etched; "1" (in a circle) is superscripted to "1528"; "MR" (in a circle) is stamped
45LB-1529 △45535-X MRB-side runout, etched; "MR" (in a circle) is stamped
LB-1528A-side label
LB-1529B-side label
LB-1528-2 RA-Side Runout Etching
LB-1529-2 RB-Side Runout Etching
LB-1528A-Side Label
LB-1529B-Side Label
LB-1528A-Side Label
LB-1529B-Side Label
LB-1528-2 A2 I fA-Side Runout Etching
LB-1529-2 I fB-Side Runout Etching
LB-1528A-Side Label
LB-1529B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Liberty LIB-55521 (0)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Liberty F-55521First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Finland | Liberty LIB 55521First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Greece | Liberty LIB 55521 GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Liberty 55521First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Liberty LIB.55521First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Liberty 10069First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Liberty F-55521First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Liberty 55521First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Liberty 55521First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Liberty 55521First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Liberty 55521First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Liberty 55521First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Denmark | Liberty LIB 100697" | 7" |
| 1963 | Germany | Liberty L 22 354 / Liberty LIB 10065 W7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of The Night Has A Thousand Eyes are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Liberty F-55521.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-55521, 55521, 10069, LIB-55521 (0)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LB-1528-2 A and LB-1529-2 A. 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.
