Vinyl pressings
by Ray Price · 1963
Night Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 2 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.
o XLP-58420-1DSide A runout, var. 1
XLP-58421-1ESide B runout, var. 1
o XLP-58420-1JSide A runout, var. 2
XLP-58421-1GSide B runout, var. 2
o XSM-58422-1HSide A runout, var. 1
o XSM-58423-1C IIII - \\\\ TSide B runout, var. 1
o XSM-58422-1DSide A runout, var. 2
o XSM-58423-1C IIII - \Side B runout, var. 2
o XSM-58422-1F H I SMRunout, Side A
o XSM-58423-1AA SM IRunout, Side B
XSM 58422Label, Side A
XSM 58423Label, Side B
o XLP-58420-1J P A 11Runout A
o XLP-58421-1JRunout B
x"Lp"58420Label A
x"Lp"58421Label B
P O XSM-58422-1CSide 1 Runout
O XSM-58423-1L ||||Side 2 Runout
XSM 58422Side 1 Label
XSM 58423Side 2 Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CL 1971First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CS 8771First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CL 1971First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8771First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 1971First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8771LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 1971First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8771First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 1971First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8771First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 1971LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 8771LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Columbia C 11310LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10061LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products C 11218LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products P 11511LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10061LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8771LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10061LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
19 vinyl pressings of Night Life are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1963 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 1971, released May 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1971, CS 8771) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o XLP-58420-1D and XLP-58421-1E. 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.
