Vinyl pressings
by Taylor Swift · 2022
Midnights was first pressed on vinyl in 2022. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 2022, 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.
2445789825-A6 re1 (2) [MPO logo]® 22 277921 RKS STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
2445789825-B (3) RKS STERLING [MPO logo]® 22 277719Side B runout, variant 1
2445789825-A7 re1 (3) RKS STERLING [MPO logo]® 22 285525 M1Side A runout, variant 2
2445789825-B4 (4) RKS STERLING [MPO logo]® 22 284231 M1Side B runout, variant 2
2445789825-A7 re1 (3) [MPO logo]® 22 283864 RKS STERLINGSide A, runout - Variant 1
2445789825-B3 (2) RKS STERLING [MPO logo]® 22 282204Side B, runout - Variant 1
2445789825-A7 re1 (3) RKS STERLING [MPO logo]® 22 287849 M1Side A, runout - Variant 2
2445789825-B4 (4) [MPO logo]® 22 287861 RKS STERLING M2Side B, runout - Variant 2
M1 2445789825-A1 RE-1 (1) RKS STERLING [MPO logo]® 22 277927Runout side A, variant 1
2445789825-B (3) RKS STERLING [MPO logo]® 22 277927Runout side B, variant 1
M1 2445789825-A5 re-1 (1) RKS STERLING [MPO logo]® 22 277927Runout side A, variant 2
M2 2445789825-B (3) [MPO logo]® 22 277928 RKS STERLINGRunout side B, variant 2
2445789825-A5 re-1 (1) RKS STERLING [MPO logo] 22 284433 P1Runout side A, variant 1
2445789825-B4 (4) RKS STERLING [MPO logo] 22 284762 P1Runout side B, variant 1
2445789825-A5 re-1 (1) RKS STERLING [MPO logo] 22 282542 M1Runout side A, variant 2
2445789825-B2 (1) RKS STERLING [MPO logo] 22 282618 P1Runout side B, variant 2
2445789825-A7 re1 (3) [MPO logo]® 22 282709 RKS STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
2445789825-B2 (1) RKS STERLING [MPO logo]® 22 282816 P1Side B runout, variant 1
2445789825-A5 re-1 (1) RKS STERLING [MPO logo]® 22 279315Side A runout, variant 2
2445789825-B3 (2) [MPO logo]® 22 279492 RKS STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
2445669825-A RE1-A 247331E1 1368564 2445789825-A re1 (B) RKS STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
2445669825-B 2445789825-B (B) 245199E2 1361731 RKS STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
2445789825-A RE1-A RKS STERLING 247331E1 1380992 (6) 2445789825-A re1Side A runout, variant 2
2445789825-B (5) 2445789825-B 245199E2 1340280 RKS STERLINGSide B runout, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Unknown | Republic Records 12346LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2022 | Europe | Republic Records 2448119230 / Republic Records 2445790081First yearLP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Republic Records 2445790081 / Republic Records 2445789825First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Republic Records 2445790050First yearLP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Republic Records 2445790074First yearLP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Republic Records 2445790067First yearLP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Republic Records 2445789825First yearLP, Album, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Republic Records 2445832583First yearLP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Republic Records 2445790074First yearLP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Republic Records 2445790067First yearLP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Republic Records 2445832613First yearLP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Unknown | Not On Label (Taylor Swift)LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA & Europe | Republic Records 2445789825LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Republic Records 2445790081 / Republic Records 2445789825LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | China | Starsing Records GE1870LLP, Album, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Not On Label (Taylor Swift)LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
23 vinyl pressings of Midnights are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 2022 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2022, in US, Europe, USA & Europe, Worldwide. One of them is Republic Records 2445790081, released October 21, 2022.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2445790081, 2448119230, 2445790050, 2445790074) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2445789825-A6 re1 (2) [MPO logo]® 22 277921 RKS STERLING and 2445789825-B (3) RKS STERLING [MPO logo]® 22 277719. 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.
