Vinyl pressings
by Tygers Of Pan Tang · 1981
Crazy Nights 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.
14 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
MCF 3123-A1LP side A, runout, variant 1
MCF 3123-B1LP side B, runout, variant 1
MCF 3123-A1 CLP side A, runout, variant 2
MCF 3123-B1 C BILBO TA1PELP side B, runout, variant 2
MCF 3123 A2 JA TAPE ONE CSide A
MCF-3123-B1 DSide B
MCF 3123 A2 JA TAPE ONE A 1Side A
MCF-3123-B1 CSide B
MCF 3123-A1side one, runout
MCF 3123-B1 BILBO TA1PEside two, runout
MSAMT-18-A-1side three, runout
MSAMT-18-B-1side four, runout
204227 A-1/81S |||Side 1, stamped
204227 B-1/81S |||Side 2, stamped
204227 A-1/81S IIIRunout side A
204227 B-1/81S IIIRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Europe | MCA Records 204 227-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | MCA Records 204 227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | MCA Records 204 227-320 / MCA Records MCF 3123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | MCA Records 204 227-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | MCA Records 204 227-320 / MCA Records 204 227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | India | MCA Records MCF 3123First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | MCA Records MCA 4150First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | MCA Records MCA 4150First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1981 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6273First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | MCA Records 204 227-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | MCA Records MAPS 10317First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3123 / MCA Records MAPS 10317First yearLP, Album, 12", 45 RPM, Single | LP, Album, 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3123 / MCA Records MAPS 10317First yearLP, Album, Misprint, 12", 45 RPM, Single | LP, Album, Misprint, 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6273 / MCA Records MCF-3123LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCL 1780 / MCA Records MCF 3213LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Crazy Nights are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1981 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Europe, France, Germany and more. One of them is MCA Records MCF 3123.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCF 3123, 204 227-320, 204 227, MCA 4150) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCF 3123-A1 and MCF 3123-B1. 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.
