Vinyl pressings
by Michael Henderson · 1978
In The Night-Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 9 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.
BDS5712 ̶A̶F̶ B-1F SA-side runout, Variant 1
BDS5712 A 1F S 2B-side runout, Variant 1
BDS5712 A-1E S1 A8A-side runout, Variant 2
BDS5712 B-1E S1 A1B-side runout, Variant 2
BDS 5712 A-1G 77A-Side Runout Etching
BDS 5712 B-1G 77B-Side Runout Etching
BDS 5712 AA-Side Label
BDS 5712 BB-Side Label
BDS 5712 A-1BA side runout, etched
BDS 5712 B-1BB side runout, etched
BDS 5712A-1D IT CA-Side Runout Etching
BDS 5712B-1D IT EB-Side Runout Etching
BDS 5712 AA-Side Label
BDS 5712 BB-Side Label
BDS 5712A-1C IT CA-Side runout
BDS 5712B-1D IT C8B-Side runout
BDS 5712 AA-Side label
BDS 5712 BB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Brazil | Buddah Records BDLP-12332First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 5712First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Buddah Records 406 BDSE 60012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Buddah Records 406 BDSE 60012First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | Germany | Buddah Records 6.23571 / Buddah Records BDS 5712First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Buddah Records RJ-7519First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Buddah Records RJ-7519First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Buddah Records BDS 5712First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Korea | High Stereo Light 7868LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1978 | UK | Buddah Records BDLP 4055First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5712First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5712First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5712First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5712First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5712First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
18 vinyl pressings of In The Night-Time are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDS 5712.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDS 5712, BDLP 4055, BDLP-12332, 406 BDSE 60012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BDS5712 ̶A̶F̶ B-1F S and BDS5712 A 1F S 2. 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.
