US
1969- Label and catalog number
- United Artists Records UA 50554
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Ferrante & Teicher · 1969
Midnight Cowboy / Popi 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 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.
UA 4435-1DRunout side A
UA 4436-1CRunout side B
UA 4435Matrix label side A
UA 4436Matrix label side B
UA-4436-1 E ∆76582-XRunout Side A Etched
UA-4435-1 E ∆76582Runout Side B Etched
MR (in a circle)Runout Both Sides Stamped
UA-4436Label Side A
UA-4436-1C 5Runout Side A Etched
UA-4435-1D 5Runout Side B Etched
UA-4436Label Side A
UA-4435Label Side B
[17599] UA4436-1A LWA-Side Runout, [mirrored]
UA4435-1A LW [Ⓢ]B-Side Runout, [mirrored]
UA 4436A-Side Label
UA 4435B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Argentina | United Artists Records 1208First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Australia | United Artists Records UAK-3211First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-50554First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | United Artists Records 35 060 A / United Artists Records 35 060First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | United Artists Records 35 060 A / United Artists Records 35 060First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Italy | United Artists Records UA 3171First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Italy | United Artists Records UA 3171First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAK-3211First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | United Artists Records UA 50554First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | United Artists Records UA 50554First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1969 | US | United Artists Records UA 50554First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | United Artists Records UA 50554First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | United Artists Records UA 50554First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 006-908737", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Guatemala | United Artists Records UA 505547", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Midnight Cowboy / Popi are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Argentina, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA 50554.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA 50554, 1208, UAK-3211, UA-50554) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.