Vinyl pressings
by KC & The Sunshine Band · 1982
All In A Night's Work 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.
19 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 16 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.
AL-38073-1A STERLINGA Side Runout
BL-38073-1B (star) STERLINGB Side Runout
AL-38073-1D STERLINGA Side Runout (Variant 2)
BL-38073-1D (star) STERLINGB Side Runout (Variant 2)
P o AL-38073 1 G STERLING ARunout A
P o BL-38073-1A STERLING ARunout B
AL 38073Label A
BL 38073Label B
T AL-38073-1D STERLING (Stamped)A Side Runout (Etched)
T BL-38073-1D ✩ STERLING (Stamped)B Side Runout (Etched)
AL 38073A Side Label
BL 38073B Side Label
AL-38073-1A-2HZ: DM-2Side A runout
BL-38073-1A-2HZ: DM-1Side B runout
AL 38073Side A label
BL 38073Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4344 / Epic FE 38073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Epic 144.777First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Colombia | EpicFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1982 | Europe | Epic EPC 85847 / Epic 85847First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | Epic EPC 85847First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Epic EPC 85847First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Epic 25-3P-393First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Epic 25-3P-393First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Mexico | CBS/Columbia Internacional, S.A. KLS-60,096First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS 4344First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | Epic EPC 85847First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | Epic KSF 2799First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | Epic EPC 85847First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK & Europe | Epic EPC 85847 / Sunshine Sound EPC 85847First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Epic FE 38073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of All In A Night's Work are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1982 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, Canada, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Epic FE 38073.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 38073, ELPS 4344, 144.777, EPC 85847) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-38073-1A STERLING and BL-38073-1B (star) STERLING. 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.
