Vinyl pressings
by The Dickies · 1979
Nights In White Satin 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.
10 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
AMS 7469-A3 ΛSide A runout etched / stamped, variant 1
AMS 7469-B4 ΛSide B runout etched / stamped, variant 1
AMS 7469-A2Side A runout etched, variant 2
AMS-7469-B2Side B runout etched, variant 2
AMS 7469-A [Trumpet Symbol] AMS 7469 A4 X B 1 8Runout Side A - etched / stamped , "X B" and "1 8" tilted 90 degrees
AMS 7469-B2 1 2 VRunout Side B - etched / stamped , "1 2 V" tilted 90 degrees
AMS 7469-A AMS 7469 A4Runout, Variant 1, Side A - etched / (AMS 7469 A4) stamped
AMS 7469-B4Runout, Variant 1, Side B - etched
AMS 7469-Ax [Trumpet Symbol stamped] AMS 7469 A4 Λ 4Runout, Variant 2, Side A - etched / AMS 7469 A4 Λ 4 stamped
AMS·7469·B4 Λ 3Runout, Variant 2, Side B - etched / Λ 3 stamped
1 A AMS 7469-A2Side A
A AMS-7469-B2 3Side B
9 A AMS 7469-A2Side A
A AMS-7469-B4 9Side B
AMS 7469-A [Trumpet symbol] AMS 7469 A4 XB 7runout A
AMS-7469-B2 Λ 4runout 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 | Bolivia | EMI International 40-AM-14First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | A&M Records AMS 7633First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Portugal | A&M Records PAM 20069F / A&M Records PAM 20 069 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7469First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7469First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7469First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7469First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7469First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | A&M Records AMS 7469First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | US | A&M Records 2225 / A&M Records 2225-SFirst year7", Single, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | A&M Records 2225-S7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1980 | US | A&M Records AM 2225 / A&M Records 2225-S7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1980 | US | A&M Records 2225-S7", Single, Test Pressing, Stereo, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | 7", Single, Test Pressing, Stereo, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1980 | US | A&M Records 2225-S7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
14 vinyl pressings of Nights In White Satin are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Bolivia, Netherlands and more. One of them is A&M Records AMS 7469.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMS 7469, 2225, 40-AM-14, AMS 7633) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMS 7469-A3 Λ and AMS 7469-B4 Λ. 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.
