Vinyl pressings
by Kiss · 1987
Crazy Crazy Nights was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 14 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.
SRC 888-796-7-2-59188-SP-\ TML-LRunout etched side A
SRC 888-796-7-2-59189-SP TML-LRunout etched side B
2-59188Label side A
2-59189Label side B
888-796-7-2-59188-SP-1A-Side Runout (Etched)
888-796-7-2-59189-SPB-Side Runout (Etched)
SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops)Both Sides Runout (Stamped)
TML-MBoth Sides Runout (Stamped)
PRO 531-1-2-59188-SP 1 1-1 STERLING SRCSide A runout
PRO-531-1-2-59188-SP 1-1 STERLING SCRSide B runout
2-59188Side A label
2-59188Side B label
KISS-P-712-A ORLAKESide 1 / Hand etched
KISS-P-712-B ORLAKESide 2 / Hand etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australasia | Mercury 888 796-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Australasia | Mercury 888 796-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1987 | Canada | Mercury MS 76258First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Cuba | Mercury MS 76258First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | France | Mercury 888-796-7 / Phonogram 888-796-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | France | Mercury 887-796-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Mercury 888-901-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Guatemala | Mercury 888-796-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Mexico | Polygram S/N-748First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Mercury 888-796-7 / Mercury 888 796-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Portugal | Mercury 888 796-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Spain | Mercury 888 796-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Vertigo KISSP 712First year12", Picture Disc · Picture disc | 12", Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1987 | UK | Vertigo KISS 712 / Vertigo 888 796-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Vertigo KISS 7 / Vertigo 888 796-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
26 vinyl pressings of Crazy Crazy Nights are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Japan, Australasia and more. One of them is Mercury 888 796-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 888 796-7, 888-796-7, PRO 531-1, KISSP 7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC 888-796-7-2-59188-SP-\ TML-L and SRC 888-796-7-2-59189-SP TML-L. 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.
