US
August 1959- Label and catalog number
- Norgolde 103
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
A103
A104
Vinyl pressings
by The Re-Vels · 1959
Midnight Stroll / Talking To My Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
A103
A104
A-103Scrawled in runout side A
B-104Scrawled in runout side B
A-103 ∆31847Side A etched runout
B-104 ∆31848Side B etched runout
N-103-ALabel A
N-103-BLabel B
A 103A side label
B 103B side label
R 419
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | Reo 8424XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | Top Rank 75 044First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Top Rank International 45JAR-128First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Top Rank International 45-JAR-235First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Norgolde 103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Norgolde N-103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Norgolde 103First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | Norgolde 103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Norgolde 103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Not On Label Z-1097", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
10 vinyl pressings of Midnight Stroll / Talking To My Heart are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is Norgolde 103, released August 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 103, N-103, 45-JAR-235, 8424X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A103 and A104. 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.