Vinyl pressings
by Patrick Juvet · 1979
Lady Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 14 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.
[AGI logo] 793 75014 A 75014AEtched runout side A, variant 1
[AGI logo] 793 75014 BEtched runout side B, variant 1
[AGI logo] 793 75014 A 75014AEtched runout side A, variant 2
[AGI logo] 793 75014 B 75014BEtched runout side B, variant 2
222 BAR 62602 1 POLYGRAMStamped on runout area side A
222 BAR 62602 2 POLYGRAMStamped on runout area side B
BLY 62602 A XEtched side A
BLY 62602 BEtched side B
NGVN BLY 62602 ASide A
BLY 62 602 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Barclay BS-4032First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Bolivia | Barclay BBS - 1016First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | Barclay 100.8029First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Brazil | Barclay 100.8029First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Brazil | Barclay 101.8131First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | Brazil | Barclay 100.8029First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Canada | Barclay 1204First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided |
| 1979 | Canada | Barclay 30041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Ecuador | Barclay 44220First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Barclay 75 014 / Barclay 75.014First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1979 | France | Barclay 62.602 / Barclay 62 602First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Casablanca CASA N°:NBD 20160 / Casablanca NB 985First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Barclay 62.602 / Barclay 62 602First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Barclay 62.602First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Barclay 62.602First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Colombia | Barclay SCI-03137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Turkey | Meteor 20087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
36 vinyl pressings of Lady Night are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1979 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in France, UK, US, Japan and more. One of them is Barclay 75 014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 75 014, 62.602, CASA N°:NBD 20160, CANL 159) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [AGI logo] 793 75014 A 75014A and [AGI logo] 793 75014 B. 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.
