Vinyl pressings
by Dr. Feelgood · 1975
Back In The Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 10 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.
UP 35857 A-1U CP JONZSide A runout, variant 1
UP 35857 B-1U OGSide B runout, variant 1
UP 35857 A-1U GR 1 JONZSide A runout, variant 2
UP 35857 B-1U GL 1Side B runout, variant 2
UP 35857ALabel Side A
UP 35857BLabel Side B
S 35857 A-1 75 Made in GermanySide A runout, stamped
S 35857 B-2 75 Made in GermanySide B runout, stamped
UP 35 857 ASide A label
UP 35 857 BSide B label
UP 35857ALabel Side A
UP 35857BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | United Artists Records 1291First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Argentina | United Artists Records 1291First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Australia | United Artists Records K-6243First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Finland | United Artists Records UP 35857First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Finland | United Artists Records UP 35857First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | France | United Artists Records UP 35857First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Italy | United Artists Records UA 35857First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Rhodesia | United Artists Records UASP 259First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Spain | United Artists Records 16112 A / United Artists Records 16.112-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | United Artists Records 16.112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | United Artists Records 16112 A / United Artists Records 16.112-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | United Artists Records UP 35857First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 006-96723First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | United Artists Records UP 35857First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | United Artists Records UA 35 857 AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Back In The Night are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, Netherlands, Germany, Argentina and more. One of them is United Artists Records UP 35857, released July 4, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UP 35857, 5C 006-96723, UA 35 857 A, 1291) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UP 35857 A-1U CP JONZ and UP 35857 B-1U OG. 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.
