Vinyl pressings
by Joe Walsh · 1980
All Night Long 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.
13 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 6 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.
T ES-46639-A -3CTH WALLYRunout A: Hand etched, Variant 1
ES--46639-B -9CP WALLYRunout B: Hand etched, Variant 1
T ES-46639-A -3CTH ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ WALLYRunout A, etched (ᴍ ʙ ᴄ stamped) Variant 2
TI ES-46639-B -3 CTH ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ WALLYRunout B, etched (ᴍ ʙ ᴄ stamped) Variant 2
ES-46639-A CSMRunout A: Hand etched
ES--46639-B -9CSMRunout B: Hand etched
E-46639-ALabel A-side
E-46639-BLabel B-side
p ES-46639-A -5CP MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout side A etched, stamped
p ES-46639-B -5CP MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout side B etched, stamped
K79146 A1 K̶̷1̶̷2̶̷4̶̷6̶̷0̶̷ A̶̷-1̶̷ W-1KDA-Side - Etched
K 79146 B1 W-1 3 K 1̶̷2̶̷4̶̷6̶̷0̶̷ B1B-Side - Etched
•STRAWBERRY•Both Sides - Stamped
K 79146 A^A-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Elektra E 46639First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Australia | Full Moon E 46639 / Asylum Records E 46639First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Asylum Records E 46639 / Full Moon E 46639First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Elektra E 46639First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Elektra E 46639 / Asylum Records E 46639First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Elektra E 46 639First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Spain | Full Moon 45-1988 / Asylum Records 45-1988First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Spain | Full Moon 45-1988 / Asylum Records 45-1988First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Asylum Records E-46639 / Full Moon E-46639First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Asylum Records E-46639 / Full Moon E-46639First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1980 | US | Asylum Records E-46639 / Full Moon E-46639First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1980 | US | Asylum Records E-46639 / Full Moon E-46639First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1980 | UK | Asylum Records K 79146 / Asylum Records K79146First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of All Night Long are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Asylum Records E-46639, released May 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-46639, K 79146, E 46639, E 46 639) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ES-46639-A -3CTH WALLY and ES--46639-B -9CP WALLY. 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.
