US
July 1964- Label and catalog number
- Atlantic SD 1416Atlantic 1416
- Format
- LP, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
STA-64555-A AT. ['S' logo] LWRunout, side A
STA-64556-B I AT. ['S' logo] LERunout, side B
ST-A-64555Label, side A
ST-A-64556Label, side B

Vinyl pressings
by Charles Mingus · 1964
Tonight At Noon was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, the album's first year, in 2 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.
STA-64555-A AT. ['S' logo] LWRunout, side A
STA-64556-B I AT. ['S' logo] LERunout, side B
ST-A-64555Label, side A
ST-A-64556Label, side B
A-12075-A AT WA-side, runout
B-12076-B AT WB-side, runout
12075A-side, label
12076B-side, label
A-12075-B AT ['S' logo] LWRunout A
A-12076-A AT ['S' logo] LWRunout B
12075Label A
12076Label B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Italy | Atlantic LPA 1416First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Atlantic SD 1416 / Atlantic 1416First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Atlantic 1416First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Atlantic 1416First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Atlantic 1416LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | France | Atlantic 412 012 / Atlantic 412012LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Atlantic SD 1416LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Japan | Atlantic SMJ-7218LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Mexico | Atlantic ATM 5010LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Atlantic ATL 5019 / Atlantic ATL.5019LP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Atlantic SAL 5019 / Atlantic SAL.5019LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Atlantic SD 1416LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Atlantic SD 1416 / Atlantic 1416LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Atlantic SD 1416LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Atlantic SD 1416LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Atlantic SD 1416LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic SD 1416LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | Atlantic SD 1416LP, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | WaxTime 772227LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Germany | Atlantic SD 1416LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic 1416LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic SD 1416 / Atlantic 1416LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Tonight At Noon are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1964 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Italy. One of them is Atlantic SD 1416, released July 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1416, 1416, LPA 1416) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-64555-A AT. ['S' logo] LW and STA-64556-B I AT. ['S' logo] LE. 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.