Vinyl pressings
by Jeffrey Osborne · 1983
Stay With Me Tonight 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.
18 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 12 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.
SPO-4940-A RCA2 ❀ I A15B MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side A runout
SPO-4940-B RCA1 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. I A 5 GSide B runout
SP-4940-ASide A label
SP-4940-BSide B label
SPO-4940-A ES 1 ❀ EMW MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side A runout, etched/stamped - variant 1
SPO-4940-B ES-3 EMW MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side B runout, etched/stamped - variant 1
SPO-4940 A ES-3 EMW MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side A runout, etched/stamped - variant 2
SPO-4940-B ES-3 EMW MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side B runout, etched/stamped - variant 2
MR △26167 SPO-4940-A M3 ❀、Side A Runout - Etched
MR △26167-X SPO-4940-B M2 ❀、Side B Runout - Etched
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF,Side A/B Runout - Stamped
SP-04940-ASide 1 label
SP-04940-ASide A
SP-04940-BSide B
P SP 04940A-1FSide A
P SP 04940B-1DSide B
SPO-4940-A RCA1 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. I A1ESide A runout variant 1
SPO-4940-B RCA1 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. I A1ESide B runout variant 1
SPO-4940-A RCA1 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. I A1BSide A runout variant 2
SPO-4940-B RCA1 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. I A1ASide B runout variant 2
AMLX 64940 A1 SPO-4940-A-1 INT [drawing of a flower] ⋀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side A runout
AMLX 64940 B1 SPO-4940-B-1 INT [drawing of a flower] ⋀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF.Side B runout
AMLX 64940-ASide A label
AMLX 64940-BSide B label
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 | A&M Records L-38062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64940First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | A&M Records 394 940-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-28085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-28085First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | A&M Records L 38062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Philippines | A&M Records SP-4940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | A&M Records AMLH 64940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLS 64940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | A&M Records AMLX 64940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records SP-4940First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records SP-4940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records SP-4940First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Stay With Me Tonight are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4940, released July 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4940, AMLX 64940, L-38062, AMLH 64940) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPO-4940-A RCA2 ❀ I A15B MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. and SPO-4940-B RCA1 ❀ MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. I A 5 G. 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.
