Vinyl pressings
by Village People · 1978
Cruisin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
62 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 28 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.
AA 6410 968 1Y 1 670 1 1 5 06Runout side A, stamped
AA 6410 968 2Y 1 670 06 116Runout side B, stamped
6410 968.1Label side A
6410 968.2Label side B
AA 6410 968 1Y 1 670 12 06Runout Side A, Stamped
AA 6410 968 2Y 1 670 06 12Runout Side B, Stamped
AA 6410 968 1Y1 670 11 06Runout side A, variant 1
AA 6410 968 2Y1 670 112Runout side B, variant 1
AA 6410 968 1Y 1 670 1 1 9 06Runout side A, variant 2
AA 6410 968 2Y 1 670 06 1 8Runout side B, variant 2
T NBLP-7118-AS-4 STERLING ASide A runout etched, STERLING stamped, variant 1
NBLP-7118-BS-1B T STERLING ASide B runout etched, STERLING stamped, variant 1
T NBLP-7118-AS-3 STERLING ASide A runout etched, STERLING stamped, variant 2
T NBLP-7118-BS-3 STERLING ASide B runout etched, STERLING stamped, variant 2
NBLP-7118-AS S-6659 STERLINGSide A runout
NBLP-7118-BS S-6660 STERLINGSide B runout
NBLP 7118 ASSide A label
NBLP 7118 BSSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS-4648 / Can't Stop Productions, Inc. AVS-4648First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Austria | Metronome 34 245First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.8099First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7118First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7118LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1978 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7118LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1978 | Chile | RCA Victor ECL-003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Casablanca 22S-14 / Polystar 22S-14LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Japan | Casablanca 22S-14LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | RTV Ljubljana LL 0562 / Arrival Records LL 0562LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | South Korea | Casablanca SEL-100485LP | LP |
| 1982 | Spain | Zafiro ZL-570LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Finland | K-Tel VP-7152LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | El Salvador | RCA Victor CA-1248LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Barclay 598 501LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Black Scorpio BS 11.112LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 598 501LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | South Korea | Not On Label 007LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2940LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Casablanca NBLP 7118LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
96 vinyl pressings of Cruisin' are listed here, from 36 countries, released between 1978 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Netherlands, US, UK, Australia and more. One of them is Philips 6410 968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6410 968, NBLP 7118, 9109 614, NBPIX 7118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 6410 968 1Y 1 670 1 1 5 06 and AA 6410 968 2Y 1 670 06 116. 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.
