US
March 25, 1983- Label and catalog number
- Columbia 38-04581
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM

Vinyl pressings
by Paul McCartney · 1983
No More Lonely Nights was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1983, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Columbia 38-04581First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Unknown | Parlophone 12RDJ 6080T12", Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1984 | Argentina | EMI 18737", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | Parlophone ED.91 / Parlophone ED-9112", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | Parlophone A-1366 / MPL A-13667", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | Parlophone A-13667", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | Parlophone A-1366 / MPL A-13667", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Barbados | Parlophone R60807", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Bolivia | EMI International BO - 14417", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Brazil | MPL 31C 006 200349 / Parlophone 31C 006 2003497", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 38 04581 / MPL 38 045817", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 38-045817", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 38-045817", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 38 04581 / MPL 38 045817", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Odeon 802-000312", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Parlophone 446114412", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
80 vinyl pressings of No More Lonely Nights are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US. One of them is Columbia 38-04581, released March 25, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-04581) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.