Vinyl pressings
by Jackson Browne · 1983
Tender Is The Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 9 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.
1-1 STEA 69791A-1 SRC TML-MA-Side Runout Etching
1-1 STEA 69791B-2 1-1 SRC TML-SB-Side Runout Etching
ST-EA-69791-A-SPA-Side Label
ST-EA-69791-B-SPB-Side Label
ST-EA-69791-A-ARA-Side Label
ST-EA-69791-B-ARB-Side Label
STEA 69791 A - 1 SRC TML-MBoth runouts, etched (ᴛᴍʟ-ᴍ SRC stamps)
STEA-69791-A-3A-Side Label
STEA-69791-A-3B-Side Label
969791-7 A2Runout (Stamped) Side A
969791-7 B2Runout (Stamped) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Asylum Records 7-69791First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Asylum Records 96 97917First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Canada | Asylum Records 96 97917First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Germany | Asylum Records 96-9791-7 / Asylum Records 96.9791-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Ireland | Asylum Records E9791First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Asylum Records 96-9791-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | South Africa | Asylum Records AUS 445First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Asylum Records E 9791First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Asylum Records 7-69791First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Asylum Records 7-69791First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Asylum Records 7-69791First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Asylum Records 7-69791First year7", Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Asylum Records 96-9791-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Tender Is The Night are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Asylum Records 7-69791, released September 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-69791, E 9791, 96-9791-7, 96 97917) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-1 STEA 69791A-1 SRC TML-M and 1-1 STEA 69791B-2 1-1 SRC 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.
