Vinyl pressings
by Dillard & Clark · 1969
Through The Morning Through The Night 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.
8 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
T 1 A+M SP 4305-7 A 2Side A runout
T 1 A+M SP4306-8 A 4Side B runout
SP-4305Side A label
SP-4306Side B label
A&M SP 4305-16 [MR] △ 14024 ①Side A runout, variant 1
A&M SP 4306-16 [MR] △ 14024-X ①Side B runout, variant 1
A&M SP 4305-16 [MR] △ 14024 ①Side A runout, variant 2
A&M SP 4306-16 [MR] △ 14024-X ②Side B runout, variant 2
A+M SP 4305-1Side A runout - Variant 1
A+M SP4306-1Side B runout - Variant 1
A+M SP 4305-1Side A runout - Variant 2
A+M SP4306-P1Side B runout - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-934129First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | A&M Records 212 084First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | A&M Records 212084First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 966First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4203First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4203 / A&M Records SP-4203First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4203 / A&M Records SP-4203First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | A&M Records SP 4203 / A&M Records SP-4203First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4203 / A&M Records SP-4203LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | A&M Records SP 4203LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | A&M Records SP 4203 / A&M Records SP-4203LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP 4203LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1976 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4203LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1977 | Japan | A&M Records GXG 1034LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | A&M Records GXG 1034LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Edsel Records ED 195LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 4203LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4203LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4203LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 4203LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Through The Morning Through The Night are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Germany. One of them is A&M Records SP 4203, released September 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 4203, AMLS 966, SAML-934129, 212 084) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T 1 A+M SP 4305-7 A 2 and T 1 A+M SP4306-8 A 4. 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.
