US
September 1981- Label and catalog number
- Casablanca NBLP-7257
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · 53, Hauppauge Pressing
- Runout / matrix
A-1 ◅ NBLP-7257-AS-K STERLINGSide A runout
A-1 ◅ NBLP-7257-BS-K STERLINGSide B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Mac Davis · 1981
Midnight Crazy was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 5 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.
A-1 ◅ NBLP-7257-AS-K STERLINGSide A runout
A-1 ◅ NBLP-7257-BS-K STERLINGSide B runout
NBLP-7257-AS-PRC-CH-1-1 STERLING -3-Side A Runout, etched; STERLING is stamped
NBLP-7257-BS-PRC-CH-2-1-1 STERLINGSide B Runout, etched; STERLING is stamped
6480057 A//1 E420Side 1
6480057 B//1 E420Side 2
6480 057 1Y 1 (P)1981 670 06 1 1 2Side 1
6480 057 2Y 1 (P)1981 670 1 1 2Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Casablanca 6480 057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7257 / PolyGram Records, Inc. NBLP 7257LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1981 | Germany | Casablanca 6480 057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Casablanca 6480 057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Casablanca 6480 057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Casablanca NBLP-7257First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Casablanca NBLP-7257First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP-7257LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Casablanca NBLP-7257LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | South Africa | Casablanca STAR 5219LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Midnight Crazy are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Casablanca NBLP-7257, released September 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NBLP-7257, 6480 057) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-1 ◅ NBLP-7257-AS-K STERLING and A-1 ◅ NBLP-7257-BS-K STERLING. 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.