Vinyl pressings
by Tony Allen & The Champs · 1955
Nite Owl / I was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1955, the album's first year. 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.
SP-560-45Label A-Side
XSP-560-45Label B-Side
45-SP-560 (M.S.I.CO Reversed Mirror Imaged (Machine Stamped))Deadwax Info (A-Side)
45-XSP-560 (M.S.I.CO Reversed Mirror Imaged (Machine Stamped))Deadwax Info (B-Side)
SP-560Label A Side
XSP-560Label B Side
SP-560Label A Side
XSP-560Label B Side
45-SP-560
45-XSP-560
45-SP-560Side A Runout
45-XSP-560Side B Runout
SP-560-45Side A label
XSP-560-45Side B label
45-SP-560A-Side Runout
45-XSP-560B-Side Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | US | Specialty SP-560-45 / Specialty XSP-560-45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | US | Specialty SP-560First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Specialty SP-560First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1955 | US | Specialty SP-560 / Specialty XSP-560First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | US | Specialty SP-560-45 / Specialty XSP-560-45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | US | Specialty SP-560-45 / Specialty XSP-560-45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | US | Specialty SP-560-45 / Specialty XSP-560-45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | US | Specialty SP-560-45 / Specialty XSP-560-45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Specialty SP 590-45 / Specialty SP 560-457", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Specialty SP-5607", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Specialty SP-560, XSP-5607", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Specialty XSP-560-45 / Specialty SP-560-457", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Specialty SP-5607", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Specialty SP-560-45 / Specialty XSP-560-457", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Specialty SP-5607", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Nite Owl / I are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US. One of them is Specialty SP-560-45.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-560-45, SP-560) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-560-45 and XSP-560-45. 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.
