Vinyl pressings
by Two Of Us · 1985
Blue Night Shadow 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.
20 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 10 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.
EN TD C-110.568-A/2Runout side A, variant 1
EN TD C-110.568-B/2Runout side B, variant 1
EN TD c-110.568-A/2Runout side A, variant 2
EN ⬭ TD c-110,568-B/2Runout side B, variant 2
TD ○ C-110.568-A/2 ENRunout A
TD C-110.568-B/2 ENRunout B
110.568 ALabel A
110.568 BLabel B
TD ○ c - 125 , 539 - A ENRunout side A, variant 1
TD c-125 , 539 - B/2 BNRunout side B, variant 1
TD c -125 , 539 - A ENRunout side A, variant 2
TD c-125 , 539 - B/2 BNRunout side B, variant 2
Gent 2Label Side A
Gent 2Label Side B
Gent 2.A.1Runout etched Side A
Gent 2.B.1Runout etched Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | Possum Records POS-1562First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | France | Carrere 8557First year12" | 12" |
| 1985 | France | Ariola 601.859 / Ariola 601 859First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Ariola 107 436 / Ariola 107.436First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Carrere 13.842 / Carrere 13842First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Ariola 107 436 / Ariola 107.436First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Greece | Sakkaris Records SRD 12002First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | Italy | Blow Up INT 10635First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Carrere 13.842 / Carrere 1 3842First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Portugal | Dacapo 19.101010.14First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Portugal | Dacapo 19.601010.30First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | South Africa | Sonovision SONO 7036First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Spain | Max Music MAX-144First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Spain | Max Music S-144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | UK | Genie Gent 2First year12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
22 vinyl pressings of Blue Night Shadow are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Germany, UK, Australia, France and more. One of them is Blow Up INT 110.568, released April 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use INT 110.568, INT 125.539, Gent 2, GEN 2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EN TD C-110.568-A/2 and EN TD C-110.568-B/2. 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.
