Vinyl pressings
by Neil Young · 1975
Tonight's The Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 16 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.
HELLO WATERFACEA runout inscription
GOODBYE WATERFACEB runout inscription
MS 2221 31884 RE-1-4 1TA matrix var. 1
MS 2221 31885-5 1TB matrix var. 1
MS 2221 31884 RE-1-8 HELLO WATERFACESide A Variant 1
MS 2221 31885-2 GOODBYE WATERFACESide B Variant 1
MS 2221 31884-RE-1-8 A7 HELLO WATERFACE S 1Side A Variant 2
MS 2221 31885-7 D1 GOODBYE WATERFACE S 1Side B Variant 2
HELLO WATERFACEA runout inscription
GOODBYE WATERFACEB runout inscription
MS 2221 31884 RE-1-8A matrix (variant 1)
MS 2221 31885-1B matrix (variant 1)
MS 2221 31884 • RE I - I HELLO WATERFACE ΛSide A Runout Etched / "Λ" Stamped
MS 2221 31885-1 GOODBYE WATERFACE Λ PSide B Runout Etched / "Λ" & "P" Stamped
P MS 2221 31884 RE-1-12 BSide A Runout Etched "P" & "B" Stamped [Var. 2]
P MS 2221 31885-2 c GOODBYE WATERFACESide B Runout Etched "P" & "c" Stamped [Var. 2]
EXPORT HELLO WATERFACEA runout inscription
GOODBYE WATERFACEB runout inscription
MS-2221 31884-RE-1 1B B 2A matrix var. 1
MS 2221 31885-2B matrix var. 1
MS-2221 31884-RE-1 11Side A
MS 2221 31885-2 GOODBYE WATERFACESide B
MS-2221 31884-RE-1-10 S 1 .BSide A variant 2
MS 2221 31885-2 GOODBYE WATERFACESide B variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Reprise Records MS-2221 / Reprise Records MS 2221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Belgium | Reprise Records 54040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Benelux | Reprise Records 54040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Brazil | Reprise Records 3-04-404-043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records 54 040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records 54 040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 040 / Reprise Records REP 54 040-ZFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 040 / Reprise Records REP 54 040-ZFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Greece | Reprise Records MS 2221 / Warner Bros. Records 3683First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Reprise Records K 54040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Reprise Records W 54040LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8556RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Greece | Reprise Records 54040LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Portugal | Reprise Records REP 54040LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | USA & Europe | Reprise Records 1-2221 / Reprise Records 2221-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Worldwide | Reprise Records 093624835141LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Reprise Records 093624835141 / Reprise Records 093624835134LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Reprise Records 093624835141LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited |
| 2026 | US | Reprise Records NYA ORS 07LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
79 vinyl pressings of Tonight's The Night are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1975 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2221.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2221, K 54040, MS-2221, 54040) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HELLO WATERFACE and GOODBYE WATERFACE. 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.
