Vinyl pressings
by Sha Na Na · 1972
The Night Is Still Young was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 8 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.
KSBS-2050-A-2 RCK SON Bell SoundRunout Side A etched, except Bell Sound stamped
KSBS-2050-B-2 RCK SON Bell SoundRunout Side B etched, except Bell Sound stamped
KSBS 2050 ALabel Side A
KSBS 2050 BLabel Side B
KSBS 2050 A 66Runout Side A, etched
KSBS 2050 A 66Runout Side B, etched
KSBS 2050 A-2Side 1 echted
KSBS 2050 B-2Side 2 echted
KSBS-2050-A-4 MR Bell Sound RCK Δ17055 (2)Side A, etched, MR in circle, Bell Sound stamped
KSBS-2050-B-4 MR Bell Sound RCK Δ17055-X (2)Side B, etched, MR in circle, Bell Sound stamped
KSBS-2050-A-3 Bell Sound RCK ARPSide A, etched, Bell Sound and ARP stamped
KSBS-2050-B-3 Bell Sound RCK ARPSide B, etched, Bell Sound and ARP stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Kama Sutra KSBS 2050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Kama Sutra KSBS 2050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Kama Sutra 2319 019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Kama Sutra 2319019LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | Germany | Kama Sutra 2319 019First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Italy | Kama Sutra 2319 019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Kama Sutra YS-2765-KSFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Kama Sutra 2319 019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Kama Sutra 583007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | Kama Sutra 2319 019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Kama Sutra 2319 019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | South Africa | Plum Records MMT 1186LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Kama Sutra 2319 019LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| ? | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2050LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2050LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
23 vinyl pressings of The Night Is Still Young are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1972 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Kama Sutra KSBS 2050.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KSBS 2050, 2319 019, YS-2765-KS, 583007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KSBS-2050-A-2 RCK SON Bell Sound and KSBS-2050-B-2 RCK SON Bell Sound. 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.
