Vinyl pressings
by Pretty Poison · 1984
Nightime was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
SR-8403-A Hᴇʀbɪᴇ Jʀ :^)A-Side Runout Etching
SR-8403-B Hᴇʀbɪᴇ Jʀ :^)B-Side Runout Etching
EDP (inside circle) MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKRunout Stamp Each Side
SR-8403-A HERBIE JR :^)Runout Etchings A-side
SR-8403-B HERBIE JR :^)Runout Etchings B-side
EDP MASTERED BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORKRunout Both Sides Machine Stamp, EDP Within A Circle (Europadisk Logo)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Svengali Records SR8403First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Svengali Records SR8403First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1984 | US | Svengali Records SR840312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Canada | Virgin VSX 142912", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | Virgin VS14297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Virgin VSX 142912", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | Japan | Virgin VJS-1201212" | 12" |
| 1988 | Japan | Virgin VJS-1201212", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | Virgin VST 106812", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | Virgin VST 1068 DJ12" | 12" |
| 1988 | US | Virgin DMD 114312", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Virgin 0-9671012", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | US | Virgin 7-993507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | Virgin 7-993507", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Virgin DMD 119012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Svengali Records SR84037", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of Nightime are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1984 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US. One of them is Svengali Records SR8403.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR8403) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR-8403-A Hᴇʀbɪᴇ Jʀ :^) and SR-8403-B Hᴇʀbɪᴇ Jʀ :^). 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.
