Vinyl pressings
by Wilson Pickett · 1968
The Midnight Mover was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 11 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.
T ST A681275-1A l CT o T A 1Runout side A, variant 1
ST A681276-1A I CT o T A 2Runout side B, variant 1
S T A681275-1B l CT o T A 7Runout side A, variant 2
S T A681276-1A I CT o T A 5Runout side B, variant 2
ST-A-681275-B. LW AT ···W·Side A runout
ST-A-681276-A. LW AT ···W·Side B runout
ST-A-681275Side A label
ST-A-681276Side B label
ST-A-681275-B.B △11955 LW AT MR[in circle]Runout side A
ST-A-681276A.A △11955-X LW AT MR[in circle]Runout side B
ST-A-681275-MOLabel side A
ST-A-681276-MOLabel side B
CT e ST-A-681275-1E I PSide A runout
CT er ST-A-681276-1D I P PSide B runout
ST-A-681275CTSide A label
ST-A-681276CTSide B label
CT o ST-A-681275-1D 1 A2Side A runout, variant 1
CT o ST-A-681276-1C 1 P A6Side B runout, variant 1
CT o ST-A-681275-1D I P A5Side A runout, variant 2
CT o ST-A-681276-1D 1 P B1Side A runout, variant 2
T A-12783- A C AT LW -II WSide A runout
T A-12784- A C AT LW -II WSide B runout
A-12783CTSide A label
A-12784CTSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Atlantic ATLANTIC 8183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic SAL-932,961First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Atlantic AL-932,961First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Barbados | Atlantic SD 8183First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Brazil | ATCO Records ALP 605.009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8183First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8183First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic ATL-SD 8183 / Atlantic SD 8183First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATS-ST 06007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic SD 8183 / Atlantic ATS-ST 06007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Japan | Atlantic SMT-1042First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | Atlantic SMT-1042First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Atlantic SAL-932,961First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 587 111 / Atlantic 587111First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 8183LP, Album, Stereo, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Stereo, Club Edition · Club edition |
25 vinyl pressings of The Midnight Mover are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 8183, released June 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 8183, 588 111, 587 111, ATLANTIC 8183) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ST A681275-1A l CT o T A 1 and ST A681276-1A I CT o T A 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.
