Vinyl pressings
by Inner Life · 1979
I'm Caught Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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.
P PRL-12175 A-1D TA-side runout
P PRL 12175B-1C 1TB-side runout
(PRL 12175 AS)Label side A
(PRL 12175 BS)Label side B
P RL-12175 A-1DSide One, runout stamped
PRL 12175 B-1CSide Two, runout etched
TBoth sides, runout etched
PRL 12175 ASSide One, label
PRL12175 A F/W TCRun-out area side A [hand-etched]
PRL-12175 B F/W TCRun-out area side B [hand-etched]
PRL 12175 ASLabel side A
PRL 12175 BSLabel side B
PRL 12175A-1E SX A4A-side runout etching
PRL 12175B-1E SX A3B-side runout etching
(PRL 12175 AS)Side A Label
(PRL 12175 BS)Side B Label
P RL-12175 A-1BRun-out area side A stamped
P RL-12175 B-1BRun-out area side B [hand-etched]
PRL 12175 ASLabel side A
PRL 12175 BSLabel side B
P RL -12175 A-1C 1TSide A run out, machined. (Plus "1T" by hand)
PRL 12175 B-1D 1TSide B run out inscriptions, all by hand
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Prelude Records PRL 12175 / Prelude Records 12175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Derby DBR 20200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Portugal | Prelude Records PRL 3007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12175 / Prelude Records 12175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12175 / Prelude Records PRL12175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12175First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12175First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12175 / Prelude Records 12175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12175 / Prelude Records 12175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Prelude Records PRL 12175 / Prelude Records 12175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Portugal | Zafiro MZ-9.090LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Chart Records DS 4083LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Zafiro ZL-299LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Venezuela | RPM LPS-5039LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | USA & Canada | Prelude Records PRL 12175 / Unidisc PRL 12175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Canada | Prelude Records SPLP7030LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Canada | Unidisc Music Inc. SPLP-7030LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Unidisc PRL 12175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of I'm Caught Up are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1979 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Canada, Italy, Portugal. One of them is Prelude Records PRL 12175.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRL 12175, DBR 20200, PRL 3007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P PRL-12175 A-1D T and P PRL 12175B-1C 1T. 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.
