Vinyl pressings
by The Specials · 1979
A Message To You Rudy / Nite Klub 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.
18 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 9 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.
TT5 A // 1 ▽E C 1 1 3 A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDIERunout A stamped / etched (2 lines)
TT5 B // 1 ▽E C 1 1 1 NITEKLUB (discomix)Runout B stamped / etched (2 lines)
CHSTT5-A OR NITECLUB (discomix)Etched A
CHSTT5-B OR A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDIEtched AA
CHS TT5 A OR A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDIE [variant2]Etched A
CHS-TT5 B OR NITEKLUB (discomix) [variant2]Etched AA
TT5 A//1▽E C 11 23 A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDIESide A runout stamped / etched variant 1
TT5 B//1▽E C 11 29 NITEKLUB (discomix)Side B runout stamped / etched variant 1
TT5 A//1▽E C 11 22 A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDIESide A runout stamped / etched variant 2
TT5 B//1▽E C 11 19 NITEKLUB (discomix)Side B runout stamped / etched variant 2
TT5 A//1▽E C 11 3 A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDIERunout, side A1
TT5 B//1▽E C 11 4 NITEKLUB (discomix)Runout, side A
TT5 A // 1 E C 112 12 A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDIERunout A1, variant 1
TT5 B // 1 E C 11 3 NITEKLUB (discomix)Runout A, variant 1
TT5 A//1▽E C 12 1 3 A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDIERunout A1, variant 2
TT5 B//2▽EC 13 3 NITE KLUB (discomix)Runout A, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Chrysalis K-7702First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Chrysalis 6172 685First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Chrysalis 6155 271First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Ireland | Chrysalis CHS 2377First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Italy | Chrysalis 6155 271First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Chrysalis 101.122First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Chrysalis 101.122First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Chrysalis 101.122First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Chrysalis K 7702First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Portugal | Chrysalis 6155 271First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT5First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT 5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT 5First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Chrysalis 101.81917", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1980 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 24277", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Panama | Chrysalis CHS-TT57", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Spain | Chrysalis CHS TT 57", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | Spain | Chrysalis A-100723 / Two-Tone Records A-1007237", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Ariola 01537", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Spain | Chrysalis CHS TT 57", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Two-Tone Records CHS TT 57", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of A Message To You Rudy / Nite Klub are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1979 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Two-Tone Records CHS TT5, released October 12, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHS TT5, CHS TT 5, K-7702, 6172 685) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TT5 A // 1 ▽E C 1 1 3 A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDIE and TT5 B // 1 ▽E C 1 1 1 NITEKLUB (discomix). 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.
