Vinyl pressings
by The Charlie Daniels Band · 1977
Midnight Wind was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
T1 AL-34970-1BSide 1 (etched) (Variant 1)
T1 BL-34970-1ESide 2 (etched) (Variant 1)
T2 AL-34970-1B STERLING CSide 1 (etched) (Variant 2)
T1 BL-34970-1E STERLING ΛSide 2 (etched) (Variant 2)
T1 AL-34970-1B
T1 BL-34970-1E
P AL-34970-1D STERLINGRunout side A
P BL-34970-1D STERLINGRunout side B
AL-34970-1A STERLINGSide A, runout
BL-34970-1D STERLINGSide B, runout
AL-34970-1F STERLING 1SSide A, runout
BL-34970-1C STERLING A 16 1SSide B, runout
AL 34970Side A, label
BL 34970Side B, label
AL-34970-1B STERLING E o T2A Side runout
BL-34970-1E B STERLING o T ̶2̶ 1B Side runout
AL 34970A Side label
BL 34970B Side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3863First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3863First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Epic 25AP 859First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Epic PE 34970First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Epic PE 34970First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Epic PE 34970First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Epic PE 34970First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Epic PE 34970First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Epic PE 34970First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Epic PE 34970First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Epic PE 34970First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Epic PE 34970LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | US | Epic PE 34970LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1979 | Canada | Epic PE 34970LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Epic PE 34970LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | US | Epic PE 34970LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic PE 34970LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Epic PE 34970LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
18 vinyl pressings of Midnight Wind are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1977 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Canada, Australia, Japan. One of them is Epic PE 34970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PE 34970, ELPS 3863, 25AP 859) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 AL-34970-1B and T1 BL-34970-1E. 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.
