Vinyl pressings
by Teri Desario · 1979
Moonlight Madness was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 10 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.
MBLP -7178-AS-1-1-1 PRCRunout groove side A
MBLP -7178-BS-1-1-1 PRCRunout groove side B
NBLP 7178 ASCenter label side A
NBLP 7178 BSCenter label side B
NBLP 7178-AS-B-11-1 PRCRunout side A
NBLP-7178-BS 11-1-11Runout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Casablanca NBLP 7178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7178LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | France | Casablanca 571063 / Vogue 571063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Hong Kong | Casablanca NBLP 7178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Casablanca CALP 5055 / Casablanca CA. LP 5055First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Italy | Casablanca CA. LP 5055 / Casablanca CALP 5055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Casablanca NBLP 7178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | Casablanca NAC 7068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Casablanca NBLP 7178DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Venezuela | Casablanca LP-120.041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Casablanca 91 28 030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Casablanca NBLP 7178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Casablanca NBLP 7178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Casablanca NBLP 7178First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Colombia | Casablanca 9128 030LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Casablanca 25S-1 / Polystar 25S-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Casablanca 25S-1 / Polystar 25S-1LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Mexico | Casablanca LPR-43033LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Casablanca 9128 030LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Casablanca NBLP 7178LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Casablanca NBLP 7178LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Moonlight Madness are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Spain, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Casablanca NBLP 7178, released October 22, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NBLP 7178, NBLP 7178DJ, 91 28 030, 571063) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MBLP -7178-AS-1-1-1 PRC and MBLP -7178-BS-1-1-1 PRC. 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.
