US
1978- Label and catalog number
- Prelude Records PRL 12163
- Format
- LP, Album, Promo

Vinyl pressings
by Peter Jacques Band · 1978
Fire Night Dance was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 5 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL1-4136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Ariola 200 421First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Ariola 200 421First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Ariola 200 421First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Ariola 200 421-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12163First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Argentina | RCA Victor VICTOR AVS-4692LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Prelude Records PRL 12163LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Prelude Records PRL 12163 / Prelude Records PRL D 15912", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Ecuador | Prelude Records 313-1003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Eurodisc 913263 / Eurodisc 200421LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Eurodisc 913263 / Eurodisc 200421LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Ariola 200 421 / Ariola 200 421-320LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Epic EPC 83866LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Greece | Epic EPC 83866LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | India | Ariola 200 421LP, Album | LP, Album |
30 vinyl pressings of Fire Night Dance are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Australia, Germany, Netherlands and more. One of them is Prelude Records PRL 12163.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL 12163, VPL1-4136, 200 421, 200 421-1) 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.