Vinyl pressings
by Dr. Hook · 1978
Sharing The Night Together 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.
25 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 17 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.
S95311A Side Matrix
S95274B Side Matrix
S45-95311 F2 #5 Gene MASTERED BY CAPITOL ▷—A Side Runout, variant 1
kp S45-95274-F2 #6 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ▷—B Side Runout, variant 1
S45-95311 F3 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ KPA side runout, variant 1
S45 95274-F3 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ KPB side runout, variant 1
S45-95311 F3 3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ KPA side runout, variant 2
S45 95274-F3 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ KPB side runout, variant 2
S45-95311-G9 #1 4621 gene Mastered By Capitol 0Scribed in runout A, 'Mastered By Capitol' & '0' is stamped
S45- 95274_4621-G7 #2 Mastered By Capitol ()Scribed in runout B, 'Mastered By Capitol' & () is stamped
S95311Label A
S95274Label B
S95311A Side Matrix
S95274B Side Matrix
S45-95311 F2 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ▷— kpSide A Runout
S45-95274-F2 gene MASTERED BY CAPITOL ▷—Side B Runout
PRO-8902 F1- 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ KPMono runout
S45-95311 F3- 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲ KPStereo runout
PRO-8902Mono label
S95311Stereo label
SF 95311-1 / SF 95397-1
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 | Capitol Records CP-11790First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Barbados | Capitol Records 4621First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Benelux | Capitol Records CL 16027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 006 85738First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Capitol Records 4621First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Capitol Records 4621 / Capitol Records PRO-8902First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | Chile | Capitol Records 21440First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 006 85 748 / EMI Electrola 1C 006 85 748First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Guatemala | Capitol Records 4621First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Ireland | Capitol Records CL 16027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 006 85738 / Capitol Records 3C 006-85738First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Capitol Records ECR-20529First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Capitol Records ECR-20529First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Capitol Records F 4621First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Panama | Capitol Records 4621First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 006 85 738 / EMI Electrola 1C 006 85 7387", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Guatemala | Capitol Records 46217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Ireland | Capitol Records CL 161717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | Capitol Records CL 161717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
32 vinyl pressings of Sharing The Night Together are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1978 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Capitol Records 4621.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4621, P-4621, CL 16027, CP-11790) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S95311 and S95274. 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.
