Vinyl pressings
by Julie London · 1960
Around Midnight was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SNKB 2568 D2Side 1 variant 1
SKB 2569 D5XSide 2 variant 1
LST-7164 SIDE 1 fo SNKB 2568 D2 anvilSide 1 variant 2
LST-7164 SIDE 2 +c SKB 2569 I3Y anvilSide 2 variant 2
KB-2566Side A label
KB-2567Side B label
LRP-3164 SIDE ONE 1A 1-S II o TSide A runout
LRP 3164 SIDE Two 1A 1-S III TSide B runout
LST•7164•1Side A Runout
LST•7164•2Side B Runout
LRP 3164 1 SIDE 1 A2 I
LRP 3164 1 SIDE 1 A1 I
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | London Records HAA-2299 / London Records HA-G 2299First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | New Zealand | London Records HAM-G-2299 / London Records HAM-G.2299First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | London Records HAG.2299 / London Records HA-G 2299First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | London Records HAG.2299LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1960 | US | Liberty LST-7164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Liberty LRP 3164First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Liberty LRP 3164First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1960 | US | Liberty LRP 3164 / Liberty LRP-3164First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Liberty LRP 3164First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Liberty LST 7164First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1960 | US | Liberty LST 7164 / Liberty LST-7164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Liberty LRP 3164First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Liberty LST 7164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Liberty LRP 3164First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Liberty LST-7164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Liberty LST-7164LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Liberty GP-813LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Liberty 1565551LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Japan | Liberty TOJJ-5913LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | WaxTime 771875LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2015 | Europe | DOL DOL875HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Italy | Liberty LST 7164LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2017 | Europe | DOL DOL875HGLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Jazz Wax Records JWR 4606LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Liberty SLBY 1038LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Liberty LLP-80740LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Liberty LST 7164 / Liberty LST-7164LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Around Midnight are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1960 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Liberty LST-7164.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LST-7164, LRP 3164, LST 7164, HAG.2299) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SNKB 2568 D2 and SKB 2569 D5X. 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.
