Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Rogers · 1983
We've Got 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.
34 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 21 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.
B1492 545-22634 Z-13 WALLY 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A
B-1492 545-22199 Z-5 #1 WALLY 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B
22634Label Side A
22199Label Side B
B-1492 S45-22634 Z-12 #3 · ─◁ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A version 1
B-1492 S45-22199 Z-7 #2 · ─◁ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B version 1
B-1492 S45-22634 Z-10 · ─◁ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A version 2
B-1492 S45-22199 Z-4 · ─◁ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B version 2
B1492 545-22634 Z-14 #1 WALLY 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A variation 1
B-1492 545-22199 Z-1 #3 WALLY 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B variation 1
B-1492 545-22199 Z-2 #1 WALLY 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A variation 2
B-1492 545-22199 Z-5 #6 WALLY 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B variation 2
UP 658 A1-1-1-13Side A stamped runout [variant 1]
UP 658 B2-1-1-12Side B stamped runout [variant 1]
UP 658 A-2-1-1–OSide A stamped runout [variant 2]
UP 658 B-1-1-1- OSide B stamped runout [variant 2]
UP 658 A-2-1-1–8Runout side A
UP 658 B-1-1-2-1Runout 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 | Argentina | Liberty 240First year7", Promo, White Label · Promo | 7", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | Liberty UA-924First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Brazil | Liberty 31C 006 83374First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | Canada | Liberty B 1492First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Liberty B 1492First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Ecuador | Liberty S-36011-LIB-45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Ecuador | Liberty S-36011-LIB-45First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | France | Liberty 2C 008-83374 / Liberty 2C 008-83.374First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Liberty 1C 006 83374First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Italy | Liberty 3C 006 83374First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Italy | Liberty 3C 006-83374First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Japan | Liberty K07S 7038First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Mexico | Liberty 8749First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Liberty 1A 006-83374First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Liberty F 1492First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records B-14927", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | US | Capitol Records B-14927", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, White Label · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, White Label · Promo |
37 vinyl pressings of We've Got Tonight are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1983 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Ireland, Japan and more. One of them is Liberty B-1492, released January 29, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B-1492, P-B-1492, UP 658, KO7S-7038) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B1492 545-22634 Z-13 WALLY 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOL and B-1492 545-22199 Z-5 #1 WALLY 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOL. 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.
