Vinyl pressings
by Journey · 1981
Captured was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 15 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 AL-37017-1A MASTERDISK RLSide A runout, variant 1
P BL-37017-2A MASTERDISKSide B runout, variant 1
P AL-37018-2GSide C runout, variant 1
P BL-37018-2A MASTERDISKSide D runout, variant 1
º T1 AL-37017-1D MASTERDISK BKRunout side A, variant 1
º T1 BL-37017-2DRunout side B, variant 1
º T 1 AL-37018-2C MASTERDISKRunout side C, variant 1
º T1 BL-37018-2DRunout side D, variant 1
o T1 AL-37017-1L B6Side A runout, variant 1
o T1 BL-37017-2D J5Side B runout, variant 1
o T1 AL-37018-2F A 26Side C runout, variant 1
o T1 BL-37018-2D D 13Side D runout, variant 1
AL-37017-1G COLUMBIA NY P oSide A runout
BL-37017-2L MASTERDISK-BK E P oSide B runout
AL-37018 G1A 1 CBS-GA MKC D P oSide C runout
BL 37018 G1F Anna B P o G1Side D runout
AL-37017-1G XG T1 MASTERDISK GRunouts side A, variant 1
BL-37017-1AC B6 G1 MASTERDISKRunouts side B, variant 1
AL 37018 GIB Anna A2 GRunouts side C, variant 1
BL 37018 GH Anna B1 G1Runouts side D, variant 1
1S AL-37017-1FSide A runout - variant 1
1S BL-37017-2JSide B runout - variant 1
1S AL-37018-2KSide C runout - variant 1
1S BL-37017-2AASide D runout - variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | CBS S2BP 220240First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Europe | CBS CBS 88525First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | CBS CBS 88525First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1981 | Greece | CBS CBS 88525First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 40AP 2001~2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 40AP 2001-2First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 40AP 2001~2First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Mexico | CBS LP2S-108First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | New Zealand | CBS S2BP 220240First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP 1556-57First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Portugal | CBS CBS 88525 / CBS 88525First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | South Africa | CBS AGP 99/100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | CBS S 88525First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | CBS 451-132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | CBS CBS 88525 / CBS 88525First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 451132 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | CBS 451132 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
33 vinyl pressings of Captured are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1981 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia KC2 37016, released January 30, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC2 37016, 451-132, CBS 88525, S CBS 88525) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P AL-37017-1A MASTERDISK RL and P BL-37017-2A MASTERDISK. 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.
