Vinyl pressings
by Manhattans · 1980
After Midnight was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 10 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.
AL 36411-1C \TVar. 1: Runout A
BL 36411-1JC \TVar. 1: Runout B
AL 36411-1F s 1 sx TVar. 2: Runout A
BL 36411-1D 1 T oVar. 2: Runout B
P P AL 36411-1KRunout A, variant 1
P BL 36411-1J ERunout B, variant 1
P AL 36411-1KRunout A, variant 2
P BL-36411-1KRunout B, variant 2
AL 36411-1H DRunout A stamped
BL 36411-1B GRunout B stamped
AL 36411Label A
BL 36411Label B
CBS-S-84223-A1Side A
CBS-S-84223-B1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | CBS SBP 237448First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Europe | CBS CBS 84223 / CBS 84223First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1885First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5691First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 237448First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | CBS S 84223First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | CBS JC 364111First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1980 | UK | CBS S CBS 84223First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36411 / Columbia 36411First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36411First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36411First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36411First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia JC 36411First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | South Korea | Sony KJPL-0238LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 36411LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of After Midnight are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1980 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia JC 36411, released March 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 36411, JC 364111, S CBS 84223, SBP 237448) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 36411-1C \T and BL 36411-1JC \T. 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.
