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Night In The Ruts vinyl value

Median ask · 1979 FC 36050
$22
Typical asks
$13–$362
Basis
15 eBay asks
Live eBay asks, Sep 21, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Aerosmith — Night In The Ruts: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1979 ColumbiaFC 36050USPitman Pressing$13–$362
1979 ColumbiaFC 36050USTerre Haute Press$13–$362
1979 ColumbiaFC 36050USPromo, Terre Haute Pressing$13–$362
1984 ColumbiaPC 36050USReissue$13–$362
2023 Capitol00602455248657EuropeReissue, Remastered, 180g$35–$49
2023 Capitolb0037627-01USReissue, Remastered$35–$49
Undated ColumbiaPC 36050CanadaReissue$13–$362
5 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1985 CBS/Sony20AP 3128JapanReissue
1990 CBS466720 1EuropeReissue
2014 Columbia36050EuropeLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissue
2014 ColumbiaFC 36050USNumbered, Reissue, Remastered
2014 ColumbiaFC 36050USReissue

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12 pressings tracked · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Originals, 1979One first-year pressing: Columbia, US. Runout on the US copy starts “AL 36050”.
Collector variants1979 US: Promo, Terre Haute Pressing; 2014 Europe: Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue; 2014 US: Numbered, Reissue, Remastered. Short runs like these often bring more than a standard early copy.
JapanPressed to high standards and collected separately; a copy with the original obi strip is a different record to collectors than one without.
Reissues, 1990+4 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1979 US pressing it reads “AL 36050” on side one and “BL 36050” on side two. Jackets get swapped over the decades; the runout does not.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. The same pressing can be worth several times more in near mint than in VG. Grade the vinyl and the sleeve separately — our grading guide shows the standard scale.

A 1979 jacket with a later disc inside is a reissue in an original sleeve. Judge the pressing by the runout etching and the label, never by the cover.

Questions

Which pressing of Night In The Ruts is worth the most?

The 1979 originals lead. Scarcer variants (the 1979 “Promo, Terre Haute Pressing” and the 2014 “Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell if I have a 1979 original?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 1979 US pressing the runout reads “AL 36050”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Night In The Ruts worth today?

Sellers typically ask $13 to $362 for the pressings we track; for the 1979 FC 36050 the median ask is $22 over 10 listings (eBay, Sep 21, 2026). Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

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