Vinyl pressings
by Freddie Hubbard · 1971
First Light was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 2 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.
S RVG-87558-A-2 VAN GELDER 6A etched, VAN GELDER stamped
S RVG-87668-B-2 VAN GELDER 7B etched, VAN GELDER stamped
RVG 87668 AA label
RVG 87668 BB label
RVG 87668 A-2 VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 1
RVG 78668 B-1 VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 1
RVG 87668 A-2 VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 2
RVG 87668 B-2 VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 2
RVG 87668 A-2 VAN GELDERRunout A
RVG·87668·B-4· VAN GELDERRunout B
CTI 6013 RVG 87668 ALabel A
CTI 6013 RVG 87668 BLabel B
CTI-6013 RVG-87668A 1B MASTER BY- VAN GELDER PSide A etched, stamped (Variant 2)
CTI-6013 RVG-27668B 1A VAN GELDER ASide B etched, stamped (Variant 2)
RVG 87668 A-6 VAN GELDER A3 P
RVG 87668 B-6 VAN GELDER P
P RVG 87668-A-5 VAN GELDERSide A [Stamped 'P', 'VAN GELDER'], etched
P RVG 87668-B-8 VAN GELDERSide B [Stamped 'P', 'VAN GELDER'], etched
CTI 6013 RVG 87668 ASide A Label
CTI 6013 RVG 87668 BSide B Label
RVG 87668·A· VAN GELDERA runout etching, except VAN GELDER" stamped
RVG 87668·B· VAN GELDERB runout etching, except VAN GELDER" stamped
RVG 87688 AA label matrix
RVG 87668 BB label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | South Africa | CTI Records CIC 6014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | CTI Records CTI 6013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | CTI Records CTI 6013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | CTI Records CTI 6013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | CTI Records CTI 6013First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | CTI Records CTI 6013First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | US | CTI Records CTI 6013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Australia | CTI Records 6489 012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | CTI Records 6489 012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | CTI Records CTI 6013LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Japan | CTI Records SR-3322LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6013LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6013LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | CTI Records CTI 6013LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | CTI Records K20P-6816LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | CTI Records CTI 8017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | ORG Music ORGM-2006 / CTI Records CTI 6013LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | UK | CTI Records CTI 6013 / Pure Pleasure Analogue CTI 6013LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | CTI Records CTI 6013LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 8017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6013 / CTI Records CTI - 6013LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6013 / CTI Records CTI-6013LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI-6013LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CTI Records CTI 6013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6013LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of First Light are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, South Africa. One of them is CTI Records CTI 6013, released October 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CTI 6013, CIC 6014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S RVG-87558-A-2 VAN GELDER 6 and S RVG-87668-B-2 VAN GELDER 7. 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.
