Vinyl pressings
by Josh White · 1956
Josh At Midnight was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
EKL 102 A 3 ABM2 ARunout Side A, variant 1
EKL 102 B ABM2 DRunout Side B, variant 1
EKL 102 A AB M2 [PB monogram] CRunout Side A, stamped [except AB is etched], variant 2
EKL 102 B AB M2 [PB monogram] CRunout Side B, stamped [except AB is etched], variant 2
EKL 102 A M3 B PB M3 ABSide A runout, variant 1
EKL 102 B A PB M3 ABSide B runout, variant 1
D EKL 102 A 3 PB ABM2ASide A runout, variant 2
E MT901B- EKL 102 B 3 PB ABM2Side B runout, variant 2
EKL 102 A A ABRunout Side A
EKL 102 B C ABRunout Side B
EKL-102-ALabel Side A
EKL-102-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | New Zealand | Elektra EKL-102First yearLP | LP |
| 1956 | US | Elektra 102 / Elektra EKL-102First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Elektra EKL-102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | US | Elektra EKL-102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | France | Ducretet Thomson 310 V 018LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Elektra EKL-102LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Elektra EKL-102LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Elektra EKL-102LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Elektra EKL-102LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Elektra EKL-102LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Elektra EKL-102LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Elektra EKL-102LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Sweden | Sonet GP-9909 / Grand Prix GP-9909LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1966 | UK | Bounty BY 6001LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-7102LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-7102LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Ramseur Records RAM1-811LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Mode Disques MDEKL 9342LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Israel | Elektra EKL-102 / Hed-Arzi AN 67-47LP | LP |
| ? | US | Music Treasures Of The World MT-901LP | LP |
20 vinyl pressings of Josh At Midnight are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1956 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, New Zealand. One of them is Elektra EKL-102.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKL-102, 102) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKL 102 A 3 ABM2 A and EKL 102 B ABM2 D. 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.
