Vinyl pressings
by Chicago · 1984
Stay The Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 15 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.
1-1 7-29306-BCA 2834-S-SR2 SRC PrecisionA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
1-1 7-29306-BCA-2839-S-SR1 Precision SRCB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
7-29306-BCA 2834-S-SR1 SRC I - I PrecisionA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
7-29306-BCA-2839-S-SR1 Precision SRC I - IB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
7-29306-BCA 2834-S-JW1#2 PRECISIONSide A runout
7-29306 BCA 2839-S-JW1#1 PRECISIONSide B runout
7-29306-BCA 2834-S-WW1 PrecisionA-side runout
7-29306-BCA-2839-S-WW2 PLB-side runout
BCA 2834SA-side label
BCA 2839SB-side label
7-29306 BCA 2834 - S - SH1 ɑ R-12611-SH1 SLM Precision △6408 1-1Both runouts, etched ( ɑ stamp)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 7-29306First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 93067First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 93067First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 93067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records 45-80029First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 929 306-7 / Full Moon 929 306-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 929 306-7 / Full Moon 929 306-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 920 198-0First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 92 9306-7 / Full Moon 92 9306-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records SWB-124First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Mexico | Full Moon SWB-124First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Peru | Warner Bros. Music Ltd. F- WBR 0029806.1First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records Inc. F-WBR 0029306.1First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WB-77-397 / Warner Bros. Records 7-29306First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records 759 92-9306-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
26 vinyl pressings of Stay The Night are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Japan, Bolivia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 7-29306, released April 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-29306, PRO-A-2134, W 9306, P-1818) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-1 7-29306-BCA 2834-S-SR2 SRC Precision and 1-1 7-29306-BCA-2839-S-SR1 Precision SRC. 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.
