Vinyl pressings
by Kiss · 1987
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.
32 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 18 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.
422 832626-1 AS DMM Sp SP 1-8 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
422 832626 1 BS DMM Sp STERLING SP 1-9Side B runout, variant 1
422 832626-1 AS DMM SP SP 1-1 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
422 832626-1-BS DMM-SP STERLING SP 1-8Side B runout, variant 2
422-832-626-1-A S-18619 /-1Runout side A
422-832-626-1-B S-18620 /-2Runout side B
SP-HRM IMP#1 422 832626 AS DMM -1 SP1-2 STERLINGSide A, Etched, Variant 1
SP-HRM IMP#2 422 832626 BS DMM -1 STERLING SP1-4Side B, Etched, Variant 1
SP-HRM IMP#1 422 832626 AS DMM -1 SP1-2 STERLINGSide A, Etched, Variant 2
SP-HRM IMP#3 422 832626 BS DMM -1 STERLING SP1-2Side B, Etched, Variant 2
422 832626 AS DMM SP 1-5 SP-TV STERLINGSide A, Etched
422 832626 1 BS DMM - 1 SP-TV STERLING SP 1-5Side B, Etched
422 8326261-AS DMMSP (Scribbled out -1) STERLING SP 1-1
422 8326261-BS DMM-1 STERLING SP 1-1
832 626-1Side 1 & Side 2
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 832 626-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Bolivia | Mercury HL/MRL 34-32First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Bolivia | Mercury HL|MRL-34-32First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Mercury 832 626-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Mercury 832 626-1 / Mercury 832-626-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Mercury 832 626-1 / Mercury 832-626-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Finland | Mercury 832626-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Finland | Mercury 832 626-1First yearLP, Album, Mispress, Stereo | LP, Album, Mispress, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Mercury 832 846-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | Mercury 832626-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Mercury 832626-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1987 | Israel | Mercury 832 626-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Israel | Mercury 832 626-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Mercury 832626-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Polystar R28R-2024First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Mercury 06025 377 882-1 (7)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Germany | Mercury 06025 3785068 (6)LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2014 | US | Mercury B0020467-01 / UMe B0020467-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Unknown | Not On Label (Kiss) 832626-1LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Mercury 06025 377 882-1 (7)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | Not On Label (Kiss) 075LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
46 vinyl pressings of Crazy Nights are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1987 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, South Africa, Japan and more. One of them is Mercury 832626-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 832626-1, 832 903-1 Q-1, 422 832 626-1 Q-1, 832-626-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 422 832626-1 AS DMM Sp SP 1-8 STERLING and 422 832626 1 BS DMM Sp STERLING SP 1-9. 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.
