Vinyl pressings
by Barbara Mandrell · 1976
Midnight Angel was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 3 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.
DOSD-2067-A-1B DP/WOODLAND A SSide A runout
DOSD-2067-B-1A DP/WOODLAND A SSide B runout
DOSD-2067-ASide A label
DOSD-2067-BSide B label
DOSD-2067-A DP/WOODLAND PSide A runout
DOSD-2067-B X DP/WOODLAND PSide B runout
(DOSD-2067-A)Side A matrix center label
(DOSD-2067-B)Side B matrix center label
ABCL 5206 A1Side 1 runout
ABCL 5206 B1Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | ABC Dot 9310-2067First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5206First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | ABC Dot DOSD-2067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | ABC Dot DOSD-2067 / ABC Dot DOSD 2067LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | ABC Dot DOSD-2067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 641LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA 641LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-641LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | ABC DOT DOSD-2067LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | MCA Coral MCA-641LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Midnight Angel are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1976 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is ABC Dot DOSD-2067.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DOSD-2067, ABCL 5206, 9310-2067) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DOSD-2067-A-1B DP/WOODLAND A S and DOSD-2067-B-1A DP/WOODLAND A S. 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.
