Vinyl pressings
by Vaya Con Dios · 1990
Night Owls was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1990, 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.
180 003 DM210600 A-1 IIRunout side A, variant 1
003 DM210600 B-2 IVRunout side B, variant 1
180 003 DM210600 A-1 IIRunout side A, variant 2
003 DM210600 B-2 IIRunout side B, variant 2
003 DM210600 A-1 Ⅱ 180Side A runout, stamped / etched
003 DM210600 B-2 IISide B runout, stamped / etched
S 210 600 ASide A label
S 210 600 BSide B label
010 DM210600 A-4 C ̶V̶I̶ ⅠⅡSide A runout, variant 1
003 DM210600 B-2 IISide B runout, variant 1
010 DM210600 A-4 C IISide A runout, variant 2
003 DM210600 B-2 ̶I̶I̶ VSide B runout, variant 2
180 003 DM210600 A-1 IIRunout A, etched, stamped
003 DM210600 B-2Runout B, stamped
S 210 600 ALabel A
S 210 600 BLabel B
73026 A' FRunout side 1, etched
73026 B' FRunout side 2, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | Ariola TLP - 90249First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1990 | Belgium | Ariola 210.600 / Ariola 210 600First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Belgium | Ariola 210.600 / Ariola 210 600First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | Ariola 210.600 / Ariola 210 600First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Germany | Ariola 210 600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Germany | Ariola 47 035 1 / Ariola 210 600LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1990 | Germany | RCA PL74688First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Germany | Ariola 36 482-8 / Ariola 210 600LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1990 | Greece | Ariola 73026 / Ariola ARIOLA 73026First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Greece | Ariola ARIOLA 73013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Portugal | Ariola 210.600 / Ariola 210600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | South Africa | Ariola ARI(L) 1135First yearLP | LP |
| 1990 | Spain | Ariola 5C 210 600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7-1 2 02689 0 / Ariola 210 600First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7-1 2 02689 0 / Ariola 210 600First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1743 / Sony Music MOVLP1743LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1743 / Sony Music MOVLP1743LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Night Owls are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1990 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Belgium, Europe, Germany, Greece and more. One of them is Ariola 210.600.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 210.600, 210 600, PL74688, 73026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 180 003 DM210600 A-1 II and 003 DM210600 B-2 IV. 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.
