Vinyl pressings
by Nils Lofgren · 1977
Night After Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
SP-3725-TH2 1 T N5Side A runout, variant 1
SP-3726-T1 1 T DSide B runout, variant 1
SP-3727-T1 1 T CSide C runout, variant 1
SP-3728-TH2 1 T ASide D runout, variant 1
P 3725-P1Side A runout, variant 1
SP-3726-P2 PSide B runout, variant 1
PITTMAN SP-3727-M7 [Monarch logo] △22691 3727-INT-5Side C runout, variant 1
SP-3728-P2 PSide D runout, variant 1
3725 - P2 C PA-side runout, variant 1
SP- 3726 - P2 3 A 5B-side runout, variant 1
SP- 3727-TH3 Ƨ T BC-side runout, variant 1
SP- 3728-P2 A 3 PD-side runout, variant 1
SP-3725-M2 MR ◁ 22690 (8)Side A runout, variant 1
SP-3726-M3 MR ◁22690-X (3)Side B runout, variant 1
SP-3727-M2 MR ◁22691 (8)Side C runout, variant 1
SP-3728-M5 MR ◁22691-X (4) 3728-INT-3Side D runout, variant 1
SP-3725-T1 2TSide A runout, variant 1
SP-3726-TH2-1TSide B runout, variant 1
SP 3727 M1 MR [inside a circle] Δ 22691 THSide C runout, variant 1
SP 3728-T1 1T D8Side D runout, variant 1
SP-3725Label side A
SP-3726Label side B
SP-3727Label side C
SP-3728Label side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | A&M Records L 45765/6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3707First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3707First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Canada | A&M Records SP-3707First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 68439 / A&M Records SP 3707First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 68439First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH68439First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 68439 / A&M Records SP 3707First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | A&M Records GXG 1013/14First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | A&M Records GXG 1013/14First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLH 63707 / A&M Records SP 3707First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Spain | A&M Records AMLH 68439First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | A&M Records AMLM 68439First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | A&M Records AMLM 68439 / A&M Records AMEM 68439First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | A&M Records SP-3707First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | A&M Records SP-6509LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 68439 / A&M Records AMLM 68439LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | A&M Records LP 396 509-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3707LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
29 vinyl pressings of Night After Night are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1977 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-3707, released October 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-3707, SP 3707, AMLM 68439, L 45765/6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-3725-TH2 1 T N5 and SP-3726-T1 1 T D. 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.
