Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1976
Catfish was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ABCD - 968 -A RE-1 ⑤Side A Etched Variant 1
ABCD- 968 - B - RE - 1 ⑤Side B Etched Variant 1
ABCD - 968 -A RE-1 ⑥Side A Etched Variant 2
ABCD- 968 - B - RE - 1 ⑥Side B Etched Variant 2
T1 ABCD-968-A RE-1 ④ CRunout A, variant 1
T1 ABCD-968-B-RE-1 ④ ARunout B, variant 1
T1 ABCD-968-A RE-1 ④ A14Runout A, variant 2
T1 ABCD-968-B-RE-1 ③ A8Runout B, variant 2
ABCD - 968- A- RE-1 ⑧ KRunout side A
ABCD- 968 - B- RE-1 ⑧ KRunout side B
ABCD 968-ALabel side A
ABCD 968-BLabel side B
ABCD-968-AA Side Label
ABCD-968-BB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | ABC Records ABCD-968First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | ABC Records 6.26-404-049 / ABC Records ABCD-968First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-968First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | ABC Records 28 165 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | ABC Records YX-8061-ABFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | ABC Records ABCD-968First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Records LP-0147 / Mediterraneo LP-0147First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records ABCD-968First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records ABCD-968First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records ABCD 968First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | ABC Records ABC 459LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Spain | Altaya 01308LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Catfish are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1976 and 1996.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCD-968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCD-968, ABCD 968, ABCL 5197, 6.26-404-049) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABCD - 968 -A RE-1 ⑤ and ABCD- 968 - B - RE - 1 ⑤. 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.
