US
October 1975- Label and catalog number
- Full Moon PE 33499Epic PE 33499
- Format
- LP, Album · Blue Full Moon labels, Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
AL 33499A Side Label
BL 33499B Side Label
PAL-33499-1A-C T1A Side Etch
KENDUNA Side Stamp

Vinyl pressings
by Dan Fogelberg · 1975
Captured Angel was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
AL 33499A Side Label
BL 33499B Side Label
PAL-33499-1A-C T1A Side Etch
KENDUNA Side Stamp
P AL-33499-2A (Tune 1 - NOBERT - 0) STERLINGSide A runout
P BL-33499-2A STERLINGSide B runout
P AL-33499-2A (Tune 1 - NOBERT - 0) STERLINGSide A runout Variant 1
P BL-33499-2D STERLINGSide B runout Variant 1
o T1 PAL-33499-1D Kendun V B4Side A Runout. etched except o B
P BL-33499-2D STERLINGSide B Runout, etched except P STERLING
AL 33499Side A Label
BL 33499Side B Label
P AL-33499-2AT̶ (TUNE I - NOBERT O) STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
P BL-33499 -2AT̶ C U STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
P AL-33499-2A ̶T̶ 2 (TUNE 1 - NOBERT 0) B STERLING 1Side A runout, variant 2
P BL-33499 -2A ̶T̶ 2 B2 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
o T1 PAL-33499-1D Kendun V A2A-Side runout, etched; "o" and "A" are stamped
1S BL-33499- 1C AZ ❀ B 12B-Side runout, etched
AL 33499A-Side label
BL 33499B-Side label
1 S PAL-33499-1G o B1A Side runout
1S BL-33499- 1C AZ ❀ C8B Side runout
1 S PAL-33499-1G o BA Side runout
o BL-33499- 3C C2 Columbia NY A2B Side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3735First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Epic KE 33499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | Epic EPC 80913First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPO-62First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Epic EPC 80913First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Epic EPC 69189 / Epic S EPC 69189First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Full Moon PE 33499 / Epic PE 33499LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Full Moon PE 33499 / Epic PE 33499First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Full Moon PE 33499 / Epic PE 33499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Full Moon PEQ 33499 / Epic PEQ 33499First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | US | Full Moon PE 33499 / Epic PE 33499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Full Moon PE 33499 / Epic PE 33499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Full Moon PE 33499 / Epic PE 33499First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Full Moon PE 33499 / Epic PE 33499First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Full Moon PE 33499 / Epic PE 33499First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Epic PE 33499LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 80913LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 80913LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Epic EPC 32277LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Epic EPC 69189 / Epic S EPC 69189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Epic EPC 69189 / Epic S EPC 69189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Full Moon PE 33499 / Epic PE 33499LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Full Moon PE 33499 / Epic PE 33499LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Full Moon PE 33499 / Epic PE 33499LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Full Moon PE 33499 / Epic PE 33499LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Full Moon PE 33499 / Epic PE 33499LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Full Moon PE 33499 / Epic PE 33499LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
40 vinyl pressings of Captured Angel are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Full Moon PE 33499, released October 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PE 33499, PEQ 33499, EPC 69189, ELPS 3735) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 33499 and BL 33499. 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.