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.
24 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 22 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.
LO-1-51143-Z13 TML-X #1 0Side A runout, etch exc. "TML-X", "0" stamp, variant 1
LO-2-51143-Z12 #2 TML-M 0Side B runout, etch exc. "TML-M 0" stamp, variant 1
LO-1-51143-Z11 TML-M #1 0Side A runout, etch exc. "TML-X", "0" stamp, variant 2
LO-2-51143-Z14 #1 TML-S 0Side B runout, etch exc. "TML-M 0" stamp, variant 2
LO-1-51143-Z-8 TML-S #2 ─◁Side A runout, variant 1
LO-2-51143-Z-7 #3 TML-X ─◁Side B runout, variant 1
LO-1-51143-Z-7 TML-X #2 ·─◁Side A runout, variant 2
LO-2-51143-Z-7 TML-X ·─◁Side B runout, variant 2
LO - 1 - 51143 G1B AuraSide A
LO - 2 - 51143 G1B CBS GA.Side B
LBG 30357 A-1-1-1-Side A: STAMPED
LBG 30357 B-1-1-1-Side B: STAMPED
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 | Brazil | Liberty 31C 064 400162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Liberty LO-51143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Liberty LO-551143 / Liberty LO 551143LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Europe | Liberty 1A 064-400162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Liberty 2C070-400.162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Liberty LO-51143 / EMIAL S.A. 14C 062-400162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Israel | Liberty LO-51143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | Liberty 64 4001621First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Liberty K28P-350First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Mexico | Liberty SLEM-1116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Mozambique | Bayly LBR (D) 1075 / Liberty LBR(D) 1075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Peru | Liberty ELD 02.13.1068First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Portugal | Liberty 11C 080-400162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Liberty LO-51143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | South Africa | Liberty LBR(D) 1075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
29 vinyl pressings of We've Got Tonight are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, South Korea and more. One of them is Liberty LO-51143.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LO-51143, LO-551143, LBG 30357, UAC.5131) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LO-1-51143-Z13 TML-X #1 0 and LO-2-51143-Z12 #2 TML-M 0. 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.
