Vinyl pressings
by Cyndi Lauper · 1984
All Through 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.
17 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
P ZSS-173003-1A STERLINGA-side runout, variant 1
P ZSS-173004-1B STERLINGB-side runout, variant 1
P ZSS-173003-1B A STERLINGA-side runout, variant 2
P ZSS-173004-1B STERLING AB-side runout, variant 2
ZSS-173003-1E G sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢA side runout
ZSS-173004-1C G sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢB side runout
ZSS 173003A side label
ZSS 173004B side label
P ZSS-173003-1A STERLING[Stamped]Runout Both Sides
ZSS 173003Label Both Sides
A-4849-A1 ΛA side runout, etched
A-4849-B1 ΛB side runout, etched
A 4849 A*Label, A side
A 4849 B*Label, B side
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 | Portrait PR 45038First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Australia | Portrait PR 45038First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | Portrait 37 04639 / Portrait 37-04639First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | Portrait 37 04639First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Costa Rica | CBS 7012891First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Europe | Portrait PRTA 4849 / Portrait A-4849First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Portrait PRT A 4849 / Portrait A-4849First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Portrait PR 45038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | UK | Portrait A 4849First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | UK | Portrait DA 4849 / Epic DA 4849First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Portrait 37-04639First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Portrait 37-04639First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Portrait 37 04639First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Portrait 37-04639First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Portrait A 4849 / Epic A 4849First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | Epic ES-200337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of All Through The Night are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Portrait 37-04639.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 37-04639, 37 04639, A 4849, DA 4849) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P ZSS-173003-1A STERLING and P ZSS-173004-1B STERLING. 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.
