UK
August 1998- Label and catalog number
- Logic Records 74321 58791 1
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
7432158791 1 A2 DAMONT ASide A runout etched
7432158791 1 B2 DAMONT ESide AA runout etched
Vinyl pressings
by Martha Wash · 1998
Catch The Light was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1998, the album's first year, in 3 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.
7432158791 1 A2 DAMONT ASide A runout etched
7432158791 1 B2 DAMONT ESide AA runout etched
CATCH-6-A1 SMC @ T2TSide A
74321-58044-1ASide A runout groove, etched
74321-58044-1B AATBSide B runout groove, etched
542 / M W
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Europe | Logic Records LOC 285First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | UK | Logic Records CATCH 6First year12", Promo, Single Sided, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, Single Sided, White Label · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Logic Records CATCH 4 / BMG MARTHA 6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Logic Records CATCH 1 / BMG CATCH 1First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Logic Records CATCH 3 / BMG MARTHA 6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Logic Records Catch 5First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Logic Records CATCH 6First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, White Label |
| 1998 | US | Logic Records 74321-59543-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1998 | US | Logic Records 74321 58044 1 / Logic Records 74321-58044-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | US | Logic Records 5804412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1998 | US | Not On Label 542/MWFirst year12", Single Sided, White Label | 12", Single Sided, White Label |
| 1998 | US | Logic Records LGDJ-58044-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | US | Logic Records 74321-59543-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited |
| 1998 | UK | Logic Records 74321 58791 1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | UK | Quebed Q 712", Single Sided, White Label | 12", Single Sided, White Label |
| 2005 | Italy | Confidential Records CON 03112" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Logic Records CATCH112", Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
17 vinyl pressings of Catch The Light are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1998 and 2005.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in UK, US, Europe. One of them is Logic Records 74321 58791 1, released August 1998.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 74321 58791 1, CATCH 6, 74321-59543-1, 74321 58044 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7432158791 1 A2 DAMONT A and 7432158791 1 B2 DAMONT E. 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.