Vinyl pressings
by Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio · 1974
Midnight Sugar was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year. 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.
TBM-23-A 1S 2 〄 4-4WRunout side A, variant 1
TBM-23-B 1S 2 〄Runout side B, variant 1
TBM-23-A 1S 3 〄 5-1WRunout side A, variant 2
TBM-23-B 1S 3 〄Runout side B, variant 2
TBM-23-A 1S 4 〄 7-IGSide A
TBM-23-B 1S 4 〄Side B
TBM-23-A 1S 3 〄 5-1 W5WZKRunout side A
TBM-23-B 1S 2 〄Runout side B
TBM-23-A 1S 1 〄 4-4WRunout side A, variant 1
TBM-23-B 1S 1 〄Runout side B, variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | Three Blind Mice TBM-23First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Three Blind Mice TBM-23LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | Japan | Three Blind Mice TBM-23First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Three Blind Mice TBM-23First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Three Blind Mice TBM-23First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Three Blind Mice TBM-2523LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | Three Blind Mice TBM-2523LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | Three Blind Mice TBM-2523LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Japan | Three Blind Mice TBM-2523LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | Three Blind Mice TBM-2523LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | Three Blind Mice tbm(P)-2523LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Three Blind Mice PAP-20006 / Trio Records PAP-20006LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1982 | Japan | Three Blind Mice PAP-20006 / Trio Records PAP-20006LP, Album, Reissue, Sampler, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Sampler, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Japan | Three Blind Mice PAP-20006 / Trio Records PAP-20006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Japan | Three Blind Mice TBM-23LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 1995 | Japan | Three Blind Mice TBM-23LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Cisco Music TBM-23-45 / Three Blind Mice TBM-23-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited |
| 2005 | Japan | Three Blind Mice thlp365LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Japan | Think! Records THLP-365 / CS Record DQJP-3214LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2017 | US | Impex Records TBM-23-45 / Three Blind Mice TBM-23-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Japan | Three Blind Mice TBM-23 / CS Record DQJP-5387LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | Japan | Three Blind Mice MHJL 419 / Three Blind Mice TBM-23LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
22 vinyl pressings of Midnight Sugar are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1974 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Japan. One of them is Three Blind Mice TBM-23.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TBM-23) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TBM-23-A 1S 2 〄 4-4W and TBM-23-B 1S 2 〄. 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.
