Vinyl pressings
by GQ · 1979
Disco Nights was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 22 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.
AB 4225A - 1 ARunout Side A (Variant 1)
AB 4225B - 1 BRunout Side B (Variant 1)
AB - 4225A - 1D 1TRunout Side A (Variant 2)
AB - 4225B - 1C 1TRunout Side B (Variant 2)
AB 4225ARE1-1FRunout Side 1
AB 4225BRE1-1FRunout Side 2
p AB-4225A-RE1-1AA-Side Runout Etching (Variant)
p AB-4225B-RE1-1AB-Side Runout Etching (Variant)
AB 4225-A-RE1-IH HUBRunout, Side A Variant 1
AB 4225-B-RE1-IH HUB DugsRunout, Side B Variant 1
AB 4225A-IH HUBRunout, Side A Variant 2
AB 4225B-IH HUBRunout, Side B Variant 2
AB 4225A - 1 HRunout Side A
AB 4225B - 1 HRunout Side B
AB-4225A-RE1-1D I T CRunout A, etched, variant 1
AB-4225B-RE1-1D I T CRunout B, etched, variant 1
AB-4225A-RE1-1BRunout A, etched, variant 2
AB-4225B-RE1-1ARunout B, etched, variant 2
S AB-4225ARE1-1F C1Runout A, variant 1
1S AB-4225B-RE1-1E A8Runout B, variant 1
AB-4225A-1L S1 B1Runout A, variant 2
1S AB-4225BRE1-1F B1Runout B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Arista 8600First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Brazil | Arista 31C 064 62651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Arista AB 4225LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Canada | Arista AB 4225First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Arista 2C 064-62651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Arista 2 C068 62651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Arista 201 140First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Arista 14C062-62651 / Arista 14C 062-62651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | India | Arista AB. 4225First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Arista ARS 39020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Arista 3C 064 62651First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Jamaica | Arista AB 4225First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Arista 25RS-37First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Arista 25RS-37First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Arista 5C 062-62651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
32 vinyl pressings of Disco Nights are listed here, from 22 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Argentina and more. One of them is Arista AB 4225, released January 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AB 4225, ARTY 169, AL 4225, 8600) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AB 4225A - 1 A and AB 4225B - 1 B. 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.
