Vinyl pressings
by Boney M. · 1978
Nightflight To Venus 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.
101 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 34 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.
26026 A-1/78S Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 1
26026 B-1/78S Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 1
26026 A-1/78S Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 2
26026 B-2/78S Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 2
26026 A-12/78S Made in GermanyRunout Side A, variant 1
26026 B-11/78S Made in GermanyRunout Side B, variant 1
26026 A-10/78S III Made in GermanyRunout Side A, variant 2
26026 B-9/78S III Made in GermanyRunout Side B, variant 2
26026 A-9/78S Made in GermanyRunout side A variant 1
26026 B-13/78S Made in GermanyRunout side B variant 1
26026 A-9/78S Made in GermanyRunout side A variant 4
26026 B-14/78S Made in GermanyRunout side B variant 4
26026 A-12 /78S Made in Germany 047Side A, variant 1
26026 B-13/78S 047 ̶M̶a̶d̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶G̶e̶r̶m̶a̶n̶y̶Side B, variant 1
26026 A-9/78S Made in Germany 047Side A, variant 2
26026 B-13/78S 047 ̶M̶a̶d̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶G̶e̶r̶m̶a̶n̶y̶Side B, variant 2
26026 A-13/78S Made in Germany 05Side A runout, variant 1
26026 B-13/78S II Made in Germany 05Side B runout, variant 1
26026 A-11/78S Made in Germany 05Side A runout, variant 2
26026 B-11/78S Made in Germany 05Side B runout, variant 2
26026 A-9/78S II Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 1
26026 B-13/78S II Made in GermanyRunout side B, variant 1
26026 A-11/78S III Made in GermanyRunout side A, variant 2
26026 B-10/78S II Made in GermanyRunout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS-4598First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Atlantic SD 361945First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Atlantic SD 361945 / Hansa SD 361945First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Austria | Hansa International 26 026 OTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Austria | Hansa Record 26 026 OTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Austria | Hansa International 26 026 OTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.8090First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 50498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 50498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 50498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 50498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 50498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Carrere 67.225 / Hansa Records 67.225LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Germany | Hansa International 26 026 XOT / Hansa International 26 026 OTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Hansa International 26 026 OT / Hansa 26 026 OTFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | El Salvador | RCA Victor CA 1161LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | El Salvador | RCA Victor CA 1161LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Germany | Hansa International 26 026 XOT / Hansa 26 026 XOTLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1980 | Mexico | Hansa International LA-179 / Ariola 82.450LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С 60—14895-6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия C60-14895-6LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С 60—14895-6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С 60—14895-96LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия с 60—14895-6LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14895-6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия С 60—14895-6LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия С 60-14895-6LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1983 | USSR | Мелодия С 60-14895-6LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С 60-14895-6LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1985 | USSR | Мелодия С 60—14895-6LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия С 60—14895-6LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Sony Music 88985409251LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic KSD 50498LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Hansa International 26 026 OTLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Ariola 26.026-ILP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | Ariola 26.026-ILP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | Ariola 26.026-I / Ariola 26.026 - ILP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14895-6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14895-96LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14895-96LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14895-96LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия C 60—14895-96LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
165 vinyl pressings of Nightflight To Venus are listed here, from 44 countries, released between 1978 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, UK, US, Netherlands and more. One of them is Hansa 26 026 OT, released June 26, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 26 026 OT, 26 026 XOT, 27 145-2, 34 487 9) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 26026 A-1/78S Made in Germany and 26026 B-1/78S Made in Germany. 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.
