Vinyl pressings
by Dexter Gordon · 1986
The Other Side Of Round Midnight was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 7 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.
BT-1-85135-Z2 DMM SP-AR △15474A Side runout, variant 1
BT-2-85135-Z2 DMM SP-AR DMM △15474-XB Side runout, variant 1
BT-1- 85135-Z2 DMM B-26563-22 DMM 1-2 SP-AR △ 15474A Side runout, variant 2
BT-2- 85135-Z2 B-26504 -22 -DMM △ 15474-X DMM 1-2 SP-AR 0-B Side runout, variant 2
45670 - A Z1 BT-1- 85135-Z1 DMM / STERLING #2Variant 1 side A runout
45670-BZ1 #4 BT-2- 85135 - Z1 DMM / STERLINGVariant 1 side B runout
45670 - A Z1 BT-1- 85135-Z1 DMM / STERLING #5Variant 2 side A runout
45670-3F F2 BT-2-85135 - Z1 DMM / STERLING SBMD#1Variant 2 side B runout
BT-1-85135-Z2 DMM 1-1Side A
BT-2-85135-Z2 DMM 1-1Side B
BT-1-85135A Side etched
BT-2-85135B Side etched
BTC-85135-1 1A 2G DM2Runout side A
BTC-85135-2 1C2HZ: DM2Runout side B
BTC-S5135-1 1A 2G DM3Runout side A
BTC-X5135-2 1C2H 2̶ DM3Runout side B
BT 85135 A21 M9 355027 2Side A runout stamped, variant 1
BT 85135 B21 M9 355028 2Side B runout stamped, variant 1
BT 85135 A 21 B M9 355113 3Side A runout stamped, variant 2
BT 85135 B 21 B M9 355934 2Side B runout stamped, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Argentina | Blue Note BT 85135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Blue Note BTC-85135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Blue Note BT 85135First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | Blue Note BT 85135First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | Blue Note BNJ-91024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Blue Note BT 85135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Portugal | Blue Note 2406961First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Blue Note BT 85135First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Blue Note BT-85135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Blue Note BT 85135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Blue Note BNJ-91024First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Brazil | Blue Note 31C 064 240696LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Spain | Blue Note 85135 / Blue Note BT-85135LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2021 | Portugal | Blue Note 85135 / Blue Note BT-85135LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of The Other Side Of Round Midnight are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1986 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Argentina, Canada, France and more. One of them is Blue Note BT 85135.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BT 85135, BT-85135, BTC-85135, BNJ-91024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BT-1-85135-Z2 DMM SP-AR △15474 and BT-2-85135-Z2 DMM SP-AR DMM △15474-X. 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.
