Vinyl pressings
by Kim Wilde · 1983
Catch As Catch Can was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 16 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.
SRAK 1654081 A-1-1-Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
SRAK 1654081 B-2-1-Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
SRAK 1654081 A-1-1-2Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
SRAK 1654081 B-2-1-1-Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
SRAK 1654081 A-1-1-
SRAK 1654081 B-2-1-
1654081 - A3Runout, side A, variant 1
1654081 - B3Runout, side B, variant 1
1654081 - A3 1Runout, side A, variant 2
1654081 - B3 3Runout, side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australasia | RAK SRAK-165408First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | RAK SRAK-165408First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Europe | RAK 1A 064 1654081 / RAK 064 1654081First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | RAK 1A 064 1654081 / RAK 064 1654081First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | RAK 1654081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | RAK 1654081First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | India | Columbia S/33 EIX 5036 / EMI S/33 EIX 5036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | RAK 64 1654081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | RAK ERS-91074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | RAK ERS-91074First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | RAK SRAK 551First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | RAK 1654081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | RAK SRAK 1654081First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | South Africa | RAK SRAKJ (D) 6042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Turkey | EMI 1654081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Cherry Red PCRPOPLP214LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2020 | Europe | Cherry Pop PCRPOPLP214LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Cherry Pop PCRPOPLP214XLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
26 vinyl pressings of Catch As Catch Can are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1983 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, Ireland, Greece, Spain and more. One of them is RAK SRAK 1654081, released November 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRAK 1654081, 062-1654081, 064 1654081, SRAK-165408) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRAK 1654081 A-1-1- and SRAK 1654081 B-2-1-. 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.
