Vinyl pressings
by Rod Stewart · 1976
Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 6 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.
0 SUB WBS 8262 TXX 0423 S JW-1 #1Runout, side A, etched, variant 1
0 SUB WBS 8262 UXX 0425 S JW-1 #2Runout, side B, etched, variant 1
0 SUB WBS 8262 TXX 0423 S JW-1 #1Runout, side A, etched, variant 2
0 SUB WBS 8262 UXX 0425 S JW-1 #6Runout, side B, etched, variant 2
WBS-8262 TXX-0423-S P2Side A Runout Etched
WBS-8262 UXX-0425-S P1Side B Runout Etched
(TXX 0423)SSide A Label
(UXX 0425)SSide B Label
WBS 8262 TXX 0423-S.WW-1. -<|Side A Etched - Variant 1
WBS 8262 UXX 0425-S.WW-1. -<|Side B Etched - Variant 1
WBS 8262 TXX 0423-S.WW-1 #2 -<|Side A Etched - Variant 2
WBS 8262 UXX 0425-S.WW-1 #1 1-S -<|Side B Etched - Variant 2
WBS 8262 TXX 0423-S LW-2Runout A etched variation 1
WBS 8262 UXX 0425-S LW-1.Runout B etched variation 1
WBS-8262 TXX 0423-S LW-2. 1Runout A etched variation 2
WBS 8262 UXX 0425-S LW-1. 3 ✲Runout B etched variation 2
WBS-8262 TXX-0423-S TH1 TIIIA side runout
WBS-8262 UXX-0425-S TH2 TIIIIB side runout
(TXX 0423)SA side label
(UXX 0425)SB side label
TXX 0423Mono label
TXX 0423 SStereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8262First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8262First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8262First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records CA -10012First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 32113First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 32113First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8262First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8262First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8262First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8262First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8262First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8262First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8262First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 45-1408First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Spain, Canada, El Salvador and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 8262.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 8262, 45-1408, WB 8262, CA -10012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 SUB WBS 8262 TXX 0423 S JW-1 #1 and 0 SUB WBS 8262 UXX 0425 S JW-1 #2. 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.
