Vinyl pressings
by New Kids On The Block · 1990
Tonight 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.
22 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 11 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.
01-656177-00-1A 1Runout side A, variant 1
01-656177-00-1B 1Runout side B, variant 1
01-656177-00-1A 1Runout side A, variant 2
01 656177 00 2B 1Runout side B, variant 2
01-656177-00-1A 1Runout side A, variant 1
01-656177-00-1B 1Runout side B, variant 1
01-656177-00-ALabel side A
01-656177-00-BLabel side B
BLOCK P7 ARecord side A
BLOCK P7 BRecord side B
BLOCK+P+7+A ORLAKERunout etched side A
BLOCK+P+7+B ORLAKERunout etched 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 | Argentina | Discos CBS DEP-825First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Brazil | Not On Label 51.306First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1990 | Costa Rica | CBS 7656181First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1990 | Costa Rica | CBS 7112990First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 656177 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 656177 6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Europe | CBS 656177 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Mexico | CBS PR-95238First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Philippines | Columbia QCL45-10347First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Spain | CBS aric 2501First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Spain | CBS 656177 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | CBS BLOCK Q7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | CBS BLOCK 7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1990 | UK | CBS BLOCK 7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1990 | US | Columbia 38 73461First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
22 vinyl pressings of Tonight are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Europe, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is CBS 656177 7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 656177 7, 656177 6, BLOCK T7, BLOCK P7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-656177-00-1A 1 and 01-656177-00-1B 1. 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.
