UK
July 1977- Label and catalog number
- Warner Bros. Records K 16972
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Candi Staton · 1977
Nights On Broadway was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 9 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.
K 16972 A // 1 C 11 1 ALLENRunout side A variant 1
K 16972 B // 1 C 11 2Runout side B variant 1
K16972 A//1 C 12 3 ALLENRunout side A variant 2
K16972 B//1 C 11 1 C2Runout side B variant 2
K 16972-A 2Side A Runout (Variant 1)
K 16972-B 2Side B Runout (Variant 1)
K-16972-A-1 ALLENSide A Runout, Etched (Variant 2)
K-16972-B-1Side B Runout, Etched (Variant 2)
K-16972-A-2A-side runout
K-16972-B-1B-side runout
K 16972 AA-side label
K 16972 BB-side label
WBS-8387 VCA 6805-S JW-1 #2Runout, side A, etched
WBS-8387 VCA 6828-S JW-1Runout, side B, etched
(VCA 6805) SLabel side A
(VCA 6828) SLabel side B
WBS-8387 VCA 6805-S WW-1 ━◁Runout Side A
WBS-8387 VCA 6828-S WW-1 ━◁Runout Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8387First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8387First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 16.043First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Jamaica | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8377First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8387First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 45-1551 / Hispavox 45-1551 (SN)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 45-1551 / Hispavox 45-1551 (SN)First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16972 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 83877", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16972First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16972 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 8387First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16972 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 8387First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8387First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8387First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8387First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16972First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of Nights On Broadway are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in UK, US, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K 16972, released July 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 16972, WBS 8387, WB 16 972, 16.043) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.