Vinyl pressings
by Clodagh Rodgers · 1969
Goodnight Midnight was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 10 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.
XGBK 0219 1 DRunout, side A, variant 1
XGBK 0220 2 DRunout, side B, variant 1
XGBK 0219 2 ∴Runout, side A, variant 2
XGBK 0220 0 ∴Runout, side B, variant 2
XGBK 0219 BSide A runout
XGBK 0220 ⋀Side B runout
XGBK 0219Side A label
XGBK 0220Side B label
XPKM-6628A label
XPKM-6629B label
XGBK 0219 T1Runout, side A
XGBK 0220 T1Runout, side B
XGBK 0219Label, side A
XGBK 0220Label, side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | RCA Victor RCA-1852First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-9762First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | RCA Victor 49.620 / RCA Victor RCA 1.852First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-15 141 / RCA 47-15 141First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 60482First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Rca Victor 42.122First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-10432First year7" | 7" |
| 1969 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1852First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1852First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | RCA Victor 47-9762First year7" | 7" |
| 1969 | US | RCA 47-9762First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | India | RCA Victor IRCA. 1852First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1852First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Portugal | RCA 20.0047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Goodnight Midnight are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, India, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor RCA 1852, released June 27, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RCA 1852, 47-9762, IRCA. 1852, RCA-1852) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XGBK 0219 1 D and XGBK 0220 2 D. 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.
