Vinyl pressings
by Vicki Lawrence · 1973
The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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.
Bell - 1120 - SA-I -II - I PR D [Artisan Sound Recorders logo]Etched A side (D script)
Bell -1120-SB-I- II - II PR G [Artisan Sound Recorders logo]Etched B side (G script)
(1120 SA)Label A side
(1120 SB)Label B side
BELL 1120-SA-1 X TI [Artisan Sound Recorders logo] DSide A Runout
Bell-1120-SB-2 X TI [Artisan Sound Recorders logo] BSide B Runout
1120 SA BWSide A Label
1120 SB BWSide B Label
Bell - 1120 - SA-I -II - I PR [Artisan Sound Recorders Logo] DSide A Runout
Bell -1120-SB-I- II - I PR [Artisan Sound Recorders Logo] GSide B Runout
1120 SASide A Label
1120 SBSide B Label
Bell-1120-SA BEST [Artisan logo]Side A runout
Bell-1120-SB BEST [Artisan logo]Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Stateside SOSL 10105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Bell Records BELL 1120First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Stateside 1C 062-94 488First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Stateside SSLM 6120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Stateside SSL10314 / Stateside 0C 062 ◦ 94488First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records 1120 / Bell Records BELL 1120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records BELL 1120First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records BELL 1120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records 1120 / Bell Records BELL 1120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records Bell 1120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records BELL 1120LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records BELL 1120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records 1120 / Bell Records BELL 1120First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records Bell 1120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Bell Records 1120 / Bell Records BELL 1120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Bell Records 1120, released April 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1120, BELL 1120, Bell 1120, SSL10314) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Bell - 1120 - SA-I -II - I PR D [Artisan Sound Recorders logo] and Bell -1120-SB-I- II - II PR G [Artisan Sound Recorders logo]. 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.
