Vinyl pressings
by Eric Clapton · 1970
After Midnight was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 13 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.
70-C-18914-1 ATSide A - Stamped
70-C-18914-2 ATSide B - Stamped
70 - C - 18914 - 1 L w AT ᴰᴷVar 2: Run-out Side A, etched
70-C-18915-1 w AT ᴰᴷ ▽̶Var 2: Run-out Side B, etched
70-C-18314-1 ATSide A - Stamped
70-C-18314-2 ATSide B - Stamped
70-C-18914-3 AT w SRC DKA Side etched version 2
70-C-18915-3 SRC AT w DKB Side etched version 2
70C-18914-MOSide A label
70C-18915-MOSide B label
70-C-18914-MOSide A label
70-C-18915-MOSide B label
ST 70-C-18914 SPLabel, side A
70-C-18914 SPLabel, side B
70C-18914-PLSide A Label
ST-70C-18914-PLSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Polydor 2001 096First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Belgium | Polydor 2001 096First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Polydor 2001 096First year7", Stereo, 45 RPM | 7", Stereo, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Chile | Polydor 2001 096First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | France | Polydor 2001 096First year7", Stereo, 45 RPM | 7", Stereo, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2001 096First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Polydor 2001 096First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | Italy | Polydor 2001 096First year7" | 7" |
| 1970 | Japan | Polydor DP1759First year7", Stereo, 45 RPM | 7", Stereo, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Polydor 2001096First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2001 096First year7", Stereo, 45 RPM | 7", Stereo, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | South Africa | Polydor PS.122First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | ATCO Records 45-6784First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | ATCO Records 45-6784First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | US | ATCO Records 45-6784First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Polydor 20010967", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of After Midnight are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is ATCO Records 45-6784, released September 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6784, 2001-096, 2001 096, DP1759) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 70-C-18914-1 AT and 70-C-18914-2 AT. 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.
