Vinyl pressings
by The Georgia Satellites · 1988
Open All Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
R/S Alsdorf 960793-1-A H 5Side A runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 960793-1-B 7 HSide B runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 960793-1-A 6 HSide A runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 960793-1-B 2 HSide B runout, variant 2
ST-E-60793A-3 1-3 B-31597-3 SP-AR ∆20993Etched Side A
ST-E-60793B-1 1-3 ∆20993-X B-31598-1 SP-AREtched Side A
[SRC Logo] ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Stamped Both Sides
ST-E-60792-A-ARLabel Side A
STE 60793 A-1A
STE 60793 B-1A
ST-E-60793A-3 1-5 [SRC logo] ATLANTIC STUDIOS D. K.Side A Runout, Variant 1
ST-E-60793B-1 1-4 [SRC logo] ATLANTIC STUDIOS D. K.Side B Runout, Variant 1
ST-E-60793A-3 1-2 [SRC logo] ATLANTIC STUDIOS D. K.Side A Runout, Variant 2
ST-E-60793B-1 1-2 [SRC logo] ATLANTIC STUDIOS D. K.Side B Runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Elektra 80748First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | Elektra 60793-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Elektra 96 07931First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Elektra E1-60793LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Greece | Elektra 960 793-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Elektra 960 793-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Spain | Elektra 960793-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK & Europe | Elektra 960 793-1 / Elektra EKT 47First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Elektra 9 60793-1 / Elektra 60793-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Elektra E1-60793First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Elektra 9 60793-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Elektra E1-60793LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | US | Elektra 9 60793-1 / Elektra 60793-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Elektra 9 60793-1 / Elektra 60793-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Elektra E1 60793First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Elektra EA 60793LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Open All Night are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1988 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK & Europe, US, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Elektra 960 793-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 960 793-1, 9 60793-1, E1-60793, E1 60793) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 960793-1-A H 5 and R/S Alsdorf 960793-1-B 7 H. 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.
