Vinyl pressings
by Larry Carlton · 1987
Last Nite 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.
11 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 8 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.
R/S Alsdorf 254442-1-A JK DVariant 1: Runout side A
R/S Alsdorf 254442-1-B JKVariant 1: Runout side B
R/S Alsdorf 254442-1-A JKVariant 2: Runout side A
R/S Alsdorf 254442-1-B JK DVariant 2: Runout side B
R/S Alsdorf 254442-1-A K 21Runout Side A
R/S Alsdorf 254442-1-B KRunout Side B
MCF 3353 A //1▽420T 11Runout side A, variant 1
MCF 3353 B //2▽420T 11 3Runout side B, variant 1
MCF 3353 A //1▽420T 11Runout side A, variant 2
MCF 3353 B //2▽420T 11 5Runout side B, variant 2
MCA-6165 B6 9 ⧈-G-⧈Side A, Var 1, etched except ⧈-G-⧈ stamp
MCA-6166 B6 3 ⧈-G-⧈Side B, Var 1, etched except ⧈-G-⧈ stamp
MCA-6165-BG 12 JP ◈-P-◈Side A etched; ◈-P-◈ stamped, variant 1
MCA-6166 BG 6 ◈-P-◈Side B etched; ◈-P-◈ stamped, variant 1
MCA-6165-BG 12 JP ◈-P-◈1Side A runout, variant 2
MCA-6166 BG 6 ◈-P-◈1Side B runout, variant 2
MCA·6165Side A, Runout Hand-etched
MCA·6166Side B, Runout Hand-etched
MCA 6165Side A, Label
MCA 6166Side B, Label
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 | Argentina | MCA Records 80088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Australia | MCA Records 5866-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | MCA Records 27076 / MCA Records 604.7282LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5866First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-5866LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Europe | MCA Records 254 442-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | MCA Records 254 442-1 / MCA Records MCA - 5866First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | MCA Records 25 4442-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | MCA Records P-13421First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | MCA Records P-13421First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3353First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-5866First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-5866LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-5866First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Last Nite are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Europe, UK, US, Argentina and more. One of them is MCA Records 254 442-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 254 442-1, MCF 3353, MCA-5866, 80088) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 254442-1-A JK D and R/S Alsdorf 254442-1-B JK. 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.
