Vinyl pressings
by Bonnie Tyler · 1983
Faster Than The Speed Of 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.
53 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 27 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.
CBS 25304 A2 STERLING EDP A UK - A - 2Side A runout, variant 1
CBS 25304 B2 STERLING EDP B UK - B - 2 ✴︎Side B runout, variant 1
STERLING CBS 25304 A2 UK - A - 2 EDP CSide A runout, variant 2
CBS 25304 B4 UK-B STERLING ⚾︎ CSide B runout, variant 2
CBS 25304 A1 STERLING [EDP logo] UK-A-1 CSide A runout
CBS 25304 B4 UK-B STERLING ⚾︎ DSide B runout
CBS 25304 A*Side A label
CBS 25304 B*Side B label
CBS-25304-A-2 ASide A runout
CBS 25304 B4 UK-B C 3 Ⓗ STERLING DSide B runout
CBS 25304 ASide A label
CBS 25304 BSide B label
CBS 25304 A2 STERLING A [EDP logo] UK-A-2Side A runout
CBS.25304 B3 UK-B STERLING ⚾︎ ASide B runout
CBS 25304 ASide A label
CBS 25304 BSide B label
CBS 25304 A1 STERLING EDPRunout, side 1, stamped
UK - A - 1Runout, side 1, etched
CBS 25304 B3 UK - BRunout, side 2, etched
STERLINGRunout, side 2, stamped
CBS 25304 A2 STERLING [EDP logo] UK-A-2Side A runout, variant 1
CBS 25304 B2 * STERLING [EDP logo] UK-B-2Side B runout, variant 1
CBS 25304 A1 STERLING [EDP logo] UK-A-1Side A runout, variant 2
CBS 25304 B2 * STERLING [EDP logo] UK-B-2Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | Columbia 20.452First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Argentina | Columbia 20.452 / CBS 20.452First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | CBS SBP 237904First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | CBS SBP 237904First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Brazil | Epic 144.795 / Epic 144795First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Colombia | CBS 141727First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Colombia | CBS 141727First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Costa Rica | CBSFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 25304 / CBS 25304First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBSCL 46744-9 / CBS CBS 25304LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 25304 / CBS 25304First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 25304 / CBS 25304First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | CBS CBS 25304 / CBS 25304First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | CBS CBS 25304 / CBS 25304First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony 25•3P-441First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | South Korea | Columbia CPL-1144 / Sony Music CK-38710LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2174LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2174LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | USA & Canada | Columbia FRM-38710 / Friday Music FRM-38710LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK & Europe | Columbia 19658719811 / Sony Music 19658719811LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Unidentified SK-7017LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | Epic 184.014/1-032747 / Sony Music Marketing Especial 184.014/1-032747LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | VEB Deutsche Schallplatten 25 304LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | CBS CBS 32747 / CBS 32747LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Turkey | Rock 504LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 38710LP, Album | LP, Album |
73 vinyl pressings of Faster Than The Speed Of Night are listed here, from 34 countries, released between 1983 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Canada, Ireland and more. One of them is CBS CBS 25304, released April 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 25304, BFC 38710, FC 38710, PCC-90683) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS 25304 A2 STERLING EDP A UK - A - 2 and CBS 25304 B2 STERLING EDP B UK - B - 2 ✴︎. 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.
