Vinyl pressings
by Robin Trower · 1978
Caravan To Midnight was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, 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.
CHR-1189-A-③ SXT -L.NIX - ARDENT-Variant 1: A-Side etch
SXT CHR-1189-A-② -L.NIX - ARDENT-Variant 1: B-Side etch
T1 CHR-1189-A-1 -L.NIX- CSVariant 2: A-Side etch, except "C"
CHR-1189-B ② SXT -L.NIX-ARDENT- SVariant 2: B-Side etch
1S CHR-1189-A-③ SXT -L.NIX - ARDENT-Runout A variant 1
2S CHR-1189-B-② -L.NIX - ARDENT-Runout B variant 1
1 S CHR-1189-A-① -L.NIX - ARDENTRunout A variant 2
1 S CHR-1189-B ② Sx -L.NIX-ARDENT-Runout B variant 2
S2 P CHR-1189-A-③ -L.NIX - ARDENT- 1EA Side Etched (P and 1 in "1E" stamped)
SX S2 P CHR-1189-B-② -L.NIX - ARDENT- FB Side Etched (P stamped)
CHR 1189 A//2 ABCSide A variant 1
CHR 1189 B//1 ABCSide B variant 1
CHR 1189 A//1 ABC 1 1 1 CHR ̶1̶1̶7̶9̶ 1189-A ② >Side A variant 2
CHR 1189 B//2 ABC 1 1 3 CHR 1189-B ② >Side B variant 2
CHR-1189-A-③ SXT -L.NIX - ARDENT-Side A runout
SXT CHR-1189-A-② -L.NIX - ARDENT-Side B runout
CHR-1189-A-③ SXT -L.NIX - ARDENT-A Side
SXT CHR-1189-A-② -L.NIX - ARDENT-A Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Chrysalis L 36659First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR-1189 / Chrysalis CHR1189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | Chrysalis 51 1189 / Chrysalis 51-1189First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Chrysalis 6307 630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 630First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Chrysalis 6307 630First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-81130First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Spain | Chrysalis 200263-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Chrysalis CHR-1189First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Chrysalis CHR-1189First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Chrysalis CHR-1189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-81130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 202 753-320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1189LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Chrysalis PV 41189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Chrysalis PV 41189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Caravan To Midnight are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1978 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHR-1189.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHR-1189, CHR 1189, WWS-81130, L 36659) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHR-1189-A-③ SXT -L.NIX - ARDENT- and SXT CHR-1189-A-② -L.NIX - ARDENT-. 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.
