Vinyl pressings
by Lighthouse · 1972
Lighthouse Live! was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
9230-1018-A-1 G.KONG QSide A runout
9230-1018-B-1 G.KONG QSide B runout
9230-1018-C-1 G.KONG QSide C runout
9230-1018-D-1 G.KONG QSide D runout
9230-1018-A-1 G.KONGSide 1 runout etch / stamp
9230-1018-B-1 G.KONGSide 2 runout etch / stamp
9230-1018-C-1 G.KONGSide 3 runout etch / stamp
9230-1018-D-1 G.KONGSide 4 runout etch / stamp
9230-1018-A-1 G.KONG QSide 1 runout etch / stamp
9230-1018-B-1 G.KONG QSide 2 runout etch / stamp
9230-1018-C-1 G.KONG QSide 3 runout etch / stamp
9230-1018-D-1 G.KONG QSide 4 runout etch / stamp
38165-1 SON G.KONGSide A runout
38166-1 SON G.KONGSide B runout
38167-1 SON G.KONGSide C runout
38168-1 SON G.KONGSide D runout
0 SWBB 1 94452 RI #2Runout A, var 1
0 SWBB 2 94452 RI 2 #3Runout B, var 1
0 SWBB 3 94452 RI #3Runout C, var 1
0 SWBB 4 94452 RI #2Runout D, var 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Interfusion SITFL 257/9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | GRT 9230-1018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | GRT RCC 80011LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | Canada | GRT 9230-1018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | GRT 9230-1018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Evolution SJET-9528-9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Evolution 3014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Evolution 94452 / Evolution SWBB-94452LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | Evolution 94452 / Evolution SWBB-94452LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | Evolution SWBB 94452 / Evolution 94452First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | GRT Records 9230-1018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Bellaphon BLST 6544LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | GRT 9230-1018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon BLST 6544LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Lighthouse Live! are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Canada, US, Australia, Japan. One of them is GRT Records 9230-1018, released July 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9230-1018, 3014, SWBB 94452, SITFL 257/9) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9230-1018-A-1 G.KONG Q and 9230-1018-B-1 G.KONG Q. 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.
