Vinyl pressings
by Classix Nouveaux · 1981
Night People was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 14 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.
LBG 30325 A-1USide A runout, variant 1
LBG 30325 B-1USide B runout, variant 1
LBG 30325 A-1U 10Side A runout, variant 2
LBG 30325 B-1U 7Side B runout, variant 2
LBG 30325 A-1USide A runout
LBG 30325 B-1USide B runout
LBG 30325ASide A label
LBG 30325BSide B label
〄 SILBT 10800-3Side 1
〄 SILBT 10801-3Side 2
062-83143-A//48035-1-YRunout Side A Variant 1
062-83143-B//48036-1-YRunout Side B Variant 1
062-83143-A//48035-1-Y (lying)3 1Runout Side A Variant 2
062-83143-B//48036-1-Y ˃ 1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Benelux | Liberty 1A 062-83143First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Brazil | Liberty 31C 064 83143DFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | United Artists Records 1A 064-83143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Liberty 1C 064-83 143First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Liberty 1C 064-83 143 / Liberty 83 143First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Greece | Liberty 14C 062-83143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Greece | Liberty 14C 062-83143LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Italy | Liberty LBG 30325 / Liberty 3C 064-83143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Liberty 1A 062-83143First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Portugal | Liberty LUK - 11C 076-83143 / Liberty C 076 - 73 143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Portugal | Liberty C076 83143LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Portugal | Liberty LUK-11C / Liberty 076 83143First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Spain | Liberty 10C 066-083143 / Liberty 10C 066-083.143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSLIB 73127 / Liberty LBG 30325First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | EMI UAC.5090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Night People are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Australia, Israel, Japan and more. One of them is Liberty LBG 30325, released May 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LBG 30325, UAC.5090, K28P-180, 06483143D) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LBG 30325 A-1U and LBG 30325 B-1U. 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.
