Vinyl pressings
by Curtis Mayfield · 1978
Do It All Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
SUB CUK-1-5022-JW1 (etched) STERLING (stamped)Runout Side A
CUK-2-5022-JW1 41 (etched) STERLING (stamped)Runout Side B
SUB CUK-2-5022-JW1- 1 (etched) STERLING (stamped)side 2 Variant 2
SUB CUK-1-5022-JW1- 2 (etched) STERLING (stamped)side 1 Variant 2
CUK-1-5022-WW1 STERLING ─◁ ̶C̶U̶K̶-̶2̶-̶Runout side A
CUK-2-5022-WW1 STERLING ─◁Runout side B
CUK-1-5022-LW1 T ✲ STERLINGSide A Runout
CUK-2-5022-LW2 I STERLING ✲Side B Runout
56512 WEA· CUK - 5022 - A PF.Runout side A
56512 WEA - CUK - 5022 - B PF.Runout side B
CUK 1-5022Label side A
CUK 2-5022Label side B
CUK 5022 MX 18603 (stamped)Runout Side A
CUK 5022 MX 18604 (stamped)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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Curtom CUK 5022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 512 / Warner Bros. Records CUK 5022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Curtom CUK 5022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Curtom W 56512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records S 90.067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Curtom CUK 5022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Curtom CUK 5022First yearLP, Album, White Label, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, White Label, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Curtom CUK 5022LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Curtom CUK 5022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Curtom CUK 5022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Venezuela | Curtom GM-200.2505 / Curtom Lps.200.2505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 512 / Curtom CUK 5022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Do It All Night are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Germany, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Curtom CUK 5022.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CUK 5022, WB 56 512, 36.089, W 56512) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SUB CUK-1-5022-JW1 (etched) STERLING (stamped) and CUK-2-5022-JW1 41 (etched) STERLING (stamped). 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.
