Vinyl pressings
by Tycoon · 1981
Turn Out The Lights was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 7 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.
1S AL-9555-SA CS-3 A3Side A Runout - Etched
1S AL-9555-SB CS-3 A3Side B Runout - Etched
T1 AL- 9555 - SA -CT-3 Q3Side A Runout - Etched (Variant 2)
T1 AL- 9555 -SB CT 3Side B Runout - Etched (Variant 2)
AL-9555-SA-CP1 o [stamped] p [stamped] STERLING [stamped]Side A runout, etched / stamped
AL-9555-SB-CP1 p [stamped] STERLING [stamped]Side B runout, etched / stamped
AL 9555 SASide A label
AL 9555 SBSide B label
T1 AL-9555-SA-CT-3Side A Runout - Etched
T1 AL-9555-SB-CT-2Side B Runout - Etched
STERLINGSide A/B Runout - Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Arista AL 9555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Arista Records, Inc. 204 119-260First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | Germany | Arista Records, Inc. 204 119-260First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | Arista AL 9555First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | South Africa | Arista ASTJ 114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Arista AL 9555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Arista AL 9555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Arista AL 9555LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | US | Arista AL 9555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Arista AL 9555First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Zimbabwe | Arista ASTJ 114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Turn Out The Lights are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is Arista AL 9555.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AL 9555, 204 119-260, ASTJ 114) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1S AL-9555-SA CS-3 A3 and 1S AL-9555-SB CS-3 A3. 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.
