Vinyl pressings
by Seawind · 1979
Light The Light 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.
12 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 7 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.
SP 767 - P2 TML-MRunout side A variant 1
SP 768 - P1 TML-MRunout side B variant 1
SP 767 - P1 TML-S A 2Runout side A variant 2
SP 768 - P1 TML-M A 3Runout side B variant 2
T1 SP767T3 TML-M -B3Variant 1 - A Side, etched & stamped
T1 SP-768-T4 TML-S D5Variant 1 - B Side, etched & stamped
T1 SP-767-T4 TML-S A7Variant 2 - A Side, etched & stamped
T1 SP-768-T4 TML-S B3Variant 2 - B Side, etched & stamped
1S SP 767 SM2 TML-M B1A side etch, exc TML-M stamp (variant 1)
1S SP 768 SM3 TML-S B7B side etch, exc TML-S stamp (variant 1)
1S SP 767 SM2 TML-M B5A side etch, exc TML-M stamp (variant 2)
1S SP 768 SM3 TML-S A2B side etch, exc TML-S stamp (variant 2)
IS SP-767 SM3 TML-S A9Runout A, etched, exc. TML-S, stamped
IS SP-768 SM3 TML-S C1Runout B, etched, exc. TML-S, stamped
SP 767 - P2 TML-MRunout Side A
SP 768 - P1 TML-MRunout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | US | Horizon SP-734LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Australia | Horizon SP-734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Horizon SP-734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Europe | Horizon AMLJ 734 / Horizon SP 734First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Horizon HOZ-6004 / A&M Records HOZ-6004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records HOZ-6004 / Horizon HOZ-6004First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Horizon HOZ-6004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | Horizon SP-734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | A&M Records AMLH J 734First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | US | Horizon SP-734First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Horizon SP-734First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Horizon SP-734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Horizon SP-734First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Horizon SP-3173LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | A&M Records SP-3173 / Horizon SP-3173LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | A&M Records AMS-20017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Light The Light are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1978 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Horizon SP-734.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-734, AMLJ 734, HOZ-6004, AMLH J 734) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP 767 - P2 TML-M and SP 768 - P1 TML-M. 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.
