US
July 1965- Label and catalog number
- Parrot PAS 71005
- Format
- LP, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
ZAL 6801-1ASide 1 runout
ZAL 6802-1ASide 2 runout
ZAL 6801Side 1 label
ZAL 6802Side 2 label
Vinyl pressings
by Them · 1965
Here Comes The Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 4 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.
ZAL 6801-1ASide 1 runout
ZAL 6802-1ASide 2 runout
ZAL 6801Side 1 label
ZAL 6802Side 2 label
ZAL-6801-1S ISide 1 runout
ZAL-6802-1S ISide 2 runout
ZAL 6801Side 1 label
ZAL 6802Side 2 label
ARL 6801 -1 Bell Sound sfSide A etched exc. Bell Sound [-1 with three dots below it]
ARL 6802 -1 Bell Sound sfSide B etched exc. Bell Sound [-1 with three dots below it]
ARL-6801-1... sf MGB Δ8146Side A runout, etched
ARL 6802-2... Δ8146-X sfSide B runout, etched
(MR) Bell SoundRunout logos, stamped: both sides
ARL 6801Side A label
ARL 6801 ··1 Bell Sound sfRunout A
ARL 6802 -1 Bell Sound sf 1Runout B
ARL 6801Label A
ARL 6802Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Parrot PAS 71005 / Parrot PAS. 71005First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Parrot PA 61005 / Parrot PA. 61005First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Mexico | London Records LL-1796 / London Records LL 1796First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Parrot PA 61005LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1965 | US | Parrot PA 61005First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Parrot PAS 71005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Parrot PA 61005First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Parrot PA 61005First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Parrot PA 61005 / Parrot PA.61005First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Parrot PAS 71005 / Parrot PAS-71005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Parrot PAS 71005First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Parrot PAS 71005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Parrot PAS 71005First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Parrot PAS 71005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Parrot PA 61005 / Parrot ARL 6801First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Parrot PAS 71005LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of Here Comes The Night are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1965 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Jamaica, Canada, Mexico. One of them is Parrot PAS 71005, released July 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PAS 71005, PA 61005, LL-1796) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL 6801-1A and ZAL 6802-1A. 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.