Vinyl pressings
by Cyndi Lauper · 1989
A Night To Remember was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 19 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.
462499 1 A2Runout, A-side variant 1
462499 1 B1-3 STERLING ARunout, B-side variant 1
462499 1 A ̷2̷ 4 STERLING DRunout, A-side variant 2
462499 1 B1-3 STERLING ARunout, B-side variant 2
4624991 A1 STERLINGSide A runout
4624991 B1-2 STERLINGSide B runout
AL-44318-1A-DMM G1 B4 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
BL-44318-1A-DMM G2 A2 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
AL-44318-1A-DMM G1 E4 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
BL-44318-1A-DMM G2 A10 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
OE 44318-A ③ (CR) (AL-44318) 1ASHZ:Side A runout, variant 1
OE 44318-B³ (CR) (BL-44318 ACSHZ:)Side B runout, variant 1
OE AL-44318 1ASHZSide A runout, variant 2
OE 44318-B2 (BL44318) 1BSZHSide B runout, variant 2
Mx 250915 B 462499·1·1Side A runout, hand-etched
Mx 250916 462499-1-2Side B runout, hand-etched
MX250915Side A label
MX250916Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | Epic 70-088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australia | Epic 462499 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Epic 177.137/1-462499 / Epic 177.137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Colombia | Epic 1900441First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Ecuador | CBS LP-333-1097First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Epic EPC 462499 1 / Epic 462499 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Greece | Epic 462499 1 / Epic EPC 462499 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony EPA20021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Hong Kong | Epic EPA 2002.1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Israel | Epic 462499 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Mexico | Epic ZRI-462499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Philippines | Epic QELLP-25203First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Africa | Epic KSF 3274First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | Epic EPC 462499 1 / Epic EPC 462499-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Spain | Epic EPC 462499 1 / Epic EPC 462499-1First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Nigeria | CBS 462499 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Epic EPC 462499 1LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
24 vinyl pressings of A Night To Remember are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1989 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Epic 462499 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 462499 1, OE 44318, OE-44318, 70-088) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 462499 1 A2 and 462499 1 B1-3 STERLING A. 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.
