Vinyl pressings
by George Baker Selection · 1970
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.
13 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 12 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.
NG 19̰0-1Runout side A etched, variant 1
NG 190̰-BRunout side B etched, variant 1
NG 19̰0-1 11 1 1Runout side A etched, variant 2
NG 190̰-B 6 1 1Runout side B etched, variant 2
7YAPA1021 C0 NG190A.Runout Side A
7YAPA1022 C0 NG190B.Runout Side A
7YAPA1021Label S
7YAPA1022Label Side B
C 14695 A-1 Made in AustriaRunout A, stamped
C 14695 B-1 Made in AustriaRunout B, stamped
C 14 695 ALabel A
C 14 695 BLabel B
DST 2030 ACat# Side A
DST 2030 BCat# Side B
NG-190-A P-1970Runout Side A
NG-190-B P-1970Runout Side B
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 | Angola | Reprise Records R21 - 205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Argentina | Polydor 1443First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Australia | Parlophone A-9257First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Austria | Hansa Record 14 695 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Belgium | Discostar DST 2030First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Disc'Az SG 222 / Disc'Az AZ 10607First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Disc'Az AZ 10607First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Hansa Record 14 695 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Negram NG-190 / Negram NG 190First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP.3378First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Portugal | Orfeu SAT 810First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Spain | Hispavox H 663First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Turkey | Stateside TSS 4065First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Chile | Polydor 2001 3427", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Midnight are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1970 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Netherlands, Angola, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Negram NG-190.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NG-190, R21 - 205, 1443, A-9257) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NG 19̰0-1 and NG 190̰-B. 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.
