Vinyl pressings
by Kim Carnes · 1985
Crazy In The Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 17 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.
B-8267-S-45-501960-Z3 #1 ❀ SLM △ 9295 1- ORunout A etched
B-8267-S-45-501785-Z1 #1 ❀ SLM △ 9295-X 1-1 ORunout B etched
501960Label A
501785Label B
EA 199ALabel side A
EA 199BLabel side B
12EA 199ALabel side A
12EA 199BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | EMI America AMI-1508First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Australia | EMI America ED 113First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Australia | EMI America AMI-1508 / EMI Records Australia AMI.1508First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Brazil | EMI America 31C 006 2006177First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Canada | EMI America V 75104First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | Canada | EMI America B-8267First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Ecuador | EMI America 109-0067First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | France | EMI America 2006177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Germany | EMI America 20 0617 7First year7", Single, Promo, White Label · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1985 | Guatemala | EMI America 8267First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Guatemala | EMI 8267First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Italy | EMI America 006 2006177First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Italy | EMI America 16 2006476First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | New Zealand | EMI America F 8267First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | New Zealand | EMI America GOOD 69First year12", Single | 12", Single |
32 vinyl pressings of Crazy In The Night are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Europe, Germany and more. One of them is EMI America B-8267, released May 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B-8267, V-7857, SPRO-9401, P-B-8267) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B-8267-S-45-501960-Z3 #1 ❀ SLM △ 9295 1- O and B-8267-S-45-501785-Z1 #1 ❀ SLM △ 9295-X 1-1 O. 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.
