Vinyl pressings
by Gregory Isaacs · 1982
Night Nurse was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
ILPS 9721 A-3U-1-1-Runout side A, variant 1
ILPS 9721 B-3U-1-2-Runout side B, variant 1
ILPS 9721 A-2U-1-1-Runout side A, variant 2
ILPS 9721 B-2U-1- 1 -✳2Runout side B, variant 2
MLPS-9721-A STERLING A-1 ⟷Side A runout variant 1
MLPS-9721-B STERLING A-1 ⟷Side B runout variant 1
MLPS-9721-A STERLING A-3 ⟷Side A runout variant 2
MLPS-9721-B STERLING A-2 ⟷Side B runout variant 2
SMX-59319 WRASide A, etched
SMX-59320 WRASide B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Island Records L-37929First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Island Records MLPS-9721 / Island Records MLPS 9721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Island Records 204 846First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Island Records 204 846 / Island Records 204 846-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Island Records 204 846First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Island Records 204 846 / Island Records 204 846-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Island Records 6313 407First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19721First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Jamaica | African MuseumFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Jamaica | Kwako's Hitts KH 92LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1982 | Jamaica | African MuseumFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Jamaica | African Museum ILPS 9721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Jamaica | African MuseumFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Jamaica | African Museum ILPS 9721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Jamaica | African Museum DSR 672/DSR 673LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Zimbabwe | Island Records GLS 358LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Jamaica | Tad's RecordLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | Europe | Island Records 0042284271417 / Universal Music Group 0042284271417LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | Tad's RecordLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Island Records 538761-4 / UMC 538761-4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Island Records ISL 9721 / Mango ISL-9721LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Island Records ISL-9721LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Mango 204 846LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Island Records 204 846LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Island Records 204 846 / Island Records 204 846-320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Island Records ILPS 9721 / Island Records 842 741-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | African Museum ILPS 9721LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Jamaica | African MuseumLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Jamaica | African MuseumLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | African Museum PRE 20 12LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Island Records L 37929 / Island Records ILPS 9721LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9721LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9721LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
48 vinyl pressings of Night Nurse are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1982 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9721.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9721, MLPS 9721, L-37929, MLPS-9721) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9721 A-3U-1-1- and ILPS 9721 B-3U-1-2-. 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.
