UK
1955- Label and catalog number
- Emarcy MG-36013
- Format
- LP, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Bud Freeman's All Star Orchestra · 1955
Midnight At Eddie Condon's was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1955, the album's first year, in 4 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.
MG 36013A MF6 I B2Runout A Side Stamped
YMG 36013B MF1 I A4Runout B Side Stamped
MG 36013 ALabel A Side
MG 36013 BLabel B Side
MG-36013AMS8 #S I MSIIIIIRunout A side, variant 1
MG 36013B MS2 #-S I A2Runout B side, variant 1
MG 36013A MF3 I A3Runout, A side, variant 2
YMG 36013 B MF1 I A1Runout, B side, variant 2
MG 36013A MF6 I B1Runout A Side Stamped
YMG 36013B MF1 I A3Runout B Side Stamped
MG 36013 ALabel A Side
MG 36013 BLabel B Side
MG 36013A MMS8 1 C2Runout A Side Stamped
YMG 36013B MS 2 1 A3Runout B Side Stamped
MS VIIIRunout A Side Etched
MS IIRunout B Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Canada | Emarcy MG 36013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Europe | Emarcy MG 36013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | UK | Emarcy MG-36013First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Emarcy MG 36013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | Emarcy MG 36013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Netherlands | Mercury 6336 327LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 50 493LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 50 493LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | EmArcy EJL 1257LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | TRIP TLP-5529LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Midnight At Eddie Condon's are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1955 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in UK, US, Canada, Europe. One of them is Emarcy MG-36013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG-36013, MG 36013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.