US
1977- Label and catalog number
- Columbia PC 34300
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Cecilio & Kapono · 1977
Night Music 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.
9 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 4 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.
(Etched / Stamped Side A): PAL-34300 1-F Wly / MASTERED BY CAPITOL
(Etched / Stamped Side B): PBL-34300 1-F Wly / MASTERED BY CAPITOL
1 S PAL-34300 1-B Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL C 3Side A runout
1 S PBL-34300 1-B Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL A 2Side B runout
AL 34300Side A label
BL 34300Side B label
P PAL-34300 1-D wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout
P PBL-34300 1-D wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B r7nout
AL 34300Side A label
BL 34300Side B label
0 T2 PAL-34300 1-E WLY MASTERED BY CAPITOL 1ΛA runout
0 T1 PBL-34300 1-E WLY MASTERED BY CAPITOL Λ1B runout
AL 34300A label
BL 34300B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | CBS SBP 234983First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Columbia PC 34300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 582First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 582First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Columbia PC 34300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Columbia PC 34300First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Columbia PC 34300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Columbia PC 34300 / Columbia 34300First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Columbia PC 34300First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 2327LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Night Music are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1977 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan. One of them is Columbia PC 34300.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 34300, SBP 234983, 25AP 582) 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.