Vinyl pressings
by Mike "Hitman" Wilson · 1990
Another Sleepless Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 4 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.
AD-2141 SA SP1-DMM SPI-5 DMS₵Runout A Side Etched
AD-2141 SB SP1-DMM SPI-3Runout B Side Etched
̶A̶D̶-̶2̶1̶4̶9̶S̶A̶ ̶S̶P̶1̶-̶D̶M̶M̶ ̶ ̶S̶P̶I̶-̶5̶Runout Crossed-out A Side
̶2̶1̶4̶9̶Runout Crossed-out B Side
AD-214 ̷9̷1SA SP1-DMM SPI-I DMS₵Runout A Side Etched
AD-214 ̷9̷1SB-SP1-DMM SPI-IRunout B Side Etched
613506 A-2U-1-1 JARunout side A
613506 B-1U-1-1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Arista 113 506First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1990 | UK | BMG HITMAN 1First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Arista SHAWN 1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | UK & Europe | Arista 113 506First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | US | Arista AD-2141First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | US | Arista AD-2141First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1990 | US | Arista AS-2148First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1990 | US | Arista AD-214112", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | UK & Europe | Arista 613 506First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK & Europe | Arista 613 507First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Australasia | Arista 614 18612", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Australia | BMG7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1991 | Europe | Arista 114 1867", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | Germany | Arista 614 18612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1991 | UK | Arista 614 18612", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Italy | V.O.T.U. Records (Voice Of The Underground Records) VU 04412" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | 99 North 99 NTH 16 P12", White Label | 12", White Label |
28 vinyl pressings of Another Sleepless Night are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1990 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US, UK, UK & Europe, Germany. One of them is Arista AD-2141.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AD-2141, AS-2148, SHAWN 1, HITMAN 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AD-2141 SA SP1-DMM SPI-5 DMS₵ and AD-2141 SB SP1-DMM SPI-3. 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.
