Vinyl pressings
by The Cool Notes · 1985
Spend The Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. 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 1985, the album's first year, in 3 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.
AD 3 A-1U-1-2- 12Runout Side A, Variant 1
AD 3 B-1U-1-1- 20Runout Side B, Variant 1
AD 3 A-1U-1-1- 23Runout Side A, Variant 2
AD 3 B-1U-1-2- 10Runout Side B, Variant 2
ADT 3 A-1U-1-1- 1Runout side A, stamped
ADT 3 B-1U-1- 1 31Runout side B, stamped
ADTR 3A - 1U - 1 - 1Side A Runout, Stamped
ADT 3 B - 1 U - 1 - 1Side B Runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Germany | Intercord INT 125.227 / Priority Records INT 125.227First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | Germany | Intercord INT 125.236First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | Germany | Not On Label12", Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo | 12", Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1985 | Germany | Intercord INT 110.198First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 234.697First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Injection Disco Dance Label 134.697First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Abstract Dance ADT 3First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Abstract Dance ADTR 3First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
| 1985 | UK | Abstract Dance ADT 3First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Abstract Dance ADT 3First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | UK | Abstract Dance ADT 3First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Abstract Dance ADT 3First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Abstract Dance AD 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Abstract Dance ADTR 3First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | Germany | Intercord INT 110.181First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of Spend The Night are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, Germany, Netherlands. One of them is Abstract Dance AD 3, released February 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AD 3, ADTR 3, ADT 3, INT 110.181) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AD 3 A-1U-1-2- 12 and AD 3 B-1U-1-1- 20. 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.
