Canada
1962- Label and catalog number
- Epic LA 16024
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
XEM-55862-1AA side runout, stamped
XEM-55862-1BB side runout, stamped
XEM 55862A side label
XEM 55863B side label
Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Condon And His All-Stars · 1962
Midnight In Moscow was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
XEM-55862-1AA side runout, stamped
XEM-55862-1BB side runout, stamped
XEM 55862A side label
XEM 55863B side label
XEM-55862-1AA side runout, stamped
XEM-55863-1BB side runout, stamped
XEM 55862A side label
XEM 55863B side label
XEM-55862-1AA side runout, stamped
XEM-55863-1BB side runout, stamped
XEM 55862A side label
XEM 55863B side label
XEM-55862-1AA side runout, stamped
XEM-55863-1BB side runout, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Epic LA 16024First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Epic BA 17024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Canada | Epic LA 16024First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Epic LA 16024First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Epic Stereorama BA 17024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Epic LA 16024First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Epic BA 17024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Japan | Epic PS 6002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Columbia STC 83 409 / Columbia SCXW 7555LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 83 409 / Columbia 33 WSX 651LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Midnight In Moscow are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Canada, US. One of them is Epic LA 16024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LA 16024, BA 17024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XEM-55862-1A and XEM-55862-1B. 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.