Vinyl pressings
by The Hooters · 1985
Nervous 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.
30 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 19 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.
P-AP AL-39912-1D MANAYUNK, USA STERLINGSide A etched, exc. ᴘ & sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped, var. 1
P ( T ) BL-39912-1M STERLINGSide B etched, exc. ᴘ & sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped, var. 1
AL-39912-1K MANAYUNK, USA STERLINGSide A etched, exc. ᴘ & sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped, var. 2
P ( T ) BL-39912-1K STERLINGSide B etched, exc. ᴘ & sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped, var. 2
AL-39912-1H (AP) G1 MANAYUNK, USASide A runout, var. 1
(HXPY) BL-39912-G1E G1Side B runout, var. 1
P- AP AL - 39912 - 1J MANAYUNK, U.S.A. STERLING A BSide A runout, var. 2
(HXAP) P BL - 39912 - G1H C 3Side B runout, var. 2
P-AP AL-39912-1D MANAYUNK, USA STERLINGA side runout
P-AP BL-39912-1S N.Y.RATZ STERLINGB side runout
P-AP 0 AL-39912-1D MANAYUNK, USASide A Runout - Etched
P-AP 0 BL-39912-1S N.Y.RATZSide B Runout - Etched
STERLINGSide A/B Runout - Stamped
AL-39912-1H (AP) M G1 MANAYUNK, USA F3 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
BL-39912-1F (AP) G1 B2 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
AL-39912-1H (AP) D G1 MANAYUNK, USA E9 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
BL-39912-1F (AP) G1 B17 STERLINGSide B runout. variant 2
AL-39912-1H (AP) ⌷ G1 MANAYUNK, USA D1 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢSide A etched, exc. sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped
(HXPY) BL-39912-G1E G1 C8Side B etched
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 | Australia | CBS SBP 8079First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS SBP 8079First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | Brazil | CBS 138665First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Columbia FC 39912First yearLP | LP |
| 1985 | Colombia | Columbia 141907First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Costa Rica | CBS 1100939First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBS 26422 / CBS 26422First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | CBS CBS 26422 / CBS 26422First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | CBS 4624851First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Greece | CBS CBS26422First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Greece | CBS CBS 4624851 / CBS 4624851LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1985 | Mexico | Columbia KLS 60131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | New Zealand | CBS SBP8079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Peru | CBS S.E. 8763First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Portugal | CBS 26422First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 462485 1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 462485 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS 26422 / CBS 462485 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
41 vinyl pressings of Nervous Night are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1985 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia BFC 39912.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BFC 39912, FC 39912, CBS 26422, 28AP 3065) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P-AP AL-39912-1D MANAYUNK, USA STERLING and P ( T ) BL-39912-1M STERLING. 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.
