Vinyl pressings
by George Benson · 1980
Give Me The Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
69 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 32 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.
HS-1-3453 WW3#4 · ─◁ KENDUN-B KD-JGSRunout A, variant 1
HS-2-3453-WW1#4 · ─◁ KENDUN-A KD&JGSRunout B, variant 1
HS-1-3453 WW3#6 · ─◁ KENDUN-B KD-JGSRunout A, variant 2
HS-2-3453 WW1#3 · ─◁ KENDUN-A KD-JGSRunout B, variant 2
HS-2-3453 - LW2 • KD1NM ❊❊Runout Side A, Etched, variant 1
KENDUN-DRunout Side A, Stamped, variant 1
HS-2-3453-LW2 ❊❊ KD&JGSRunout Side B, Etched, variant 1
KENDUN-ARunout Side B, Stamped, variant 1
HS-1-3453 A2 B-15132-①-1 KD Ɛ JGS SRCRunout A, Etched
B-15133-1 HS-2-3453-A1 KD Ɛ JGS SRCRunout B, Etched
KENDUN-DRunout A and B, Stamped
HS-1-3453-JW1 #2 KENDUN-C 0Side A runout etched except (KENDUN-C 0 stamped)
HS-2-3453-JW3 #2 0 KENDUN-CSide B runout etched except ( 0 KENDUN-C stamped)
HS-1-3453 - SR2 2 (Specialty "S" logo) KENDUN-ARunout Side A, Etched [KENDUN-A, Stamped]
HS-2-3453 - SR3 (Specialty "S" logo) KENDUN-ARunout Side B, Etched [KENDUN-A, Stamped]
HS-1-3453-SR2 [RO3 1-3 scatched out] 1-4Runout A, Etched
HS-2-3453-SR3 1-2Runout B, Etched
KENDUN-D [SRC logo]Runout A and B, Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 208868First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records HS 3453First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records HS 3453First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 823 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56823First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.166First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.166First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 3453First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records HS 3453First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records HS 3453First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 3453First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 23(1031)00225First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records LP-80024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA-1384First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA-1384First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 823 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56823First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 7599-27406-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1247 / Warner Bros. Records MOVLP1247LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | UK | Warner Bros. Records PPAN HS 3453 / Qwest Records PPAN HS 3453LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
104 vinyl pressings of Give Me The Night are listed here, from 34 countries, released between 1980 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, France, Greece and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records HS 3453, released August 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HS 3453, K 56823, 56 823, 56823) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HS-1-3453 WW3#4 · ─◁ KENDUN-B KD-JGS and HS-2-3453-WW1#4 · ─◁ KENDUN-A KD&JGS. 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.
