Vinyl pressings
by Earth, Wind & Fire · 1976
Saturday Nite was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ZSS 161389 2C TML-M pRunout side A, Variant 1
p ZSS161390 1D TML-SRunout side B, Variant 1
ZSS 161389 2C TML-M A1 pRunout side A, Variant 2
ZSS 161389 1C TML-M p ARunout side B, Variant 2
XSS-163200A
XSS-163201B
ZSS 161389A Label
ZSS 161390B Label
T ZSS161389 2̶1̶E̶ 2E TML-M TIRunout side A
T ZSS161390 1E TML-MRunout side B
ZSS 161389Label side A
ZSS161390Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | CBS BA 222277First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia 3-10439First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia 3-10439First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 4835 / CBS 4835First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS S 4835 / CBS CBS 4835First year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS 4835 / CBS CBS S 4835First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | CBS/Sony 06SP 128First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461726First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 4835First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 4835First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 4835First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 4835First year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 4835First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | CBS S CBS 4835First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Columbia 23-10512First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
24 vinyl pressings of Saturday Nite are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10439.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10439, 23-10512, S CBS 4835, BA 222277) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 161389 2C TML-M p and p ZSS161390 1D TML-S. 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.
