Vinyl pressings
by Stanley Turrentine · 1977
Nightwings was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
F-9534-A1 DC[Combined]Side A Runout Etched, Variant 1
T1 F-9534-B-TH 1 DC[Combined]Side B Runout Etched, Variant 1
P F-9534-A2 DC[Combined] 11 CSide A Runout Etched, Variant 2
T1 F-9534-B-TH 1 DC[Combined] C3Side B Runout Etched, Variant 2
P F-9534-A2 MASTERDISK DCSide A runout etched, MASTERDISK stamped
P F-9534-B-1 MASTERDISK DCSide B runout etched, MASTERDISK stamped
F-9534-ASide A label
F-9534-BSide B label
1 S F-9534-A·SM·1C A 4 MASTERDISK DCVariant 1 Side A runout
P F-9534-B2 MASTERDISK DC D 1Variant 1 Side B runout
1 S F-9534-A·SM·1C MASTERDISK DC B4Variant 2 Side A runout
1 S F-9534-B-SM-1C MASTERDISK DC B 2Variant 2 Side B runout
F-9534-A2Side A Runout Etched
F-9534-B-ISide B Runout Etched
MASTERDISK DCStamped Both Sides
F-9534Side A Label
FT 535 - A - 1.Side A
FT 535 - B - 1Side B
9160-9534Side A Runout Etched, Variant 1
9160-9534Side B Runout Etched, Variant 1
9160-9534Side A Runout Etched, Variant 2
9160-9534Side B Runout Etched, Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | Fantasy 9160-9534First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Bellaphon BLPS 19265First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Fantasy VIP-6453First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Korea | Fantasy 7716LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1977 | UK | Fantasy FT 535 / Fantasy 0C 062-60 057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Fantasy F-9534First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Fantasy F-9534First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Fantasy F-9534First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Fantasy F-9534First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Fantasy AMI 9534LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Mexico | Fantasy GX 01-960 / Gamma GX 01-960LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Mexico | Fantasy POP-935 / EMI POP-935LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Nightwings are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1977 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Fantasy F-9534.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-9534, FT 535, 9160-9534, BLPS 19265) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F-9534-A1 DC[Combined] and T1 F-9534-B-TH 1 DC[Combined]. 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.
