Vinyl pressings
by The Jeff Healey Band · 1988
See The Light was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 13 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.
DM209441 A-1/10-88 IIIRunout side A, variant 1
DM209441 B-1/10-88 IIIRunout side B, variant 1
DM209441 A-1/10-88Runout side A, variant 2
DM209441 B-1/10-88 IIRunout side B, variant 2
DM209441 A-1/10-88 IIIVariant 1 : runout side A
DM209441 B-1/10-88 IIVariant 1 : runout side B
DM209441 A-1/10-88Variant 2 : runout side A
DM209441 B-1/10-88Variant 2 : runout side B
AL 8553 SA-SP-DMM Precision SP1-1Side A runout, etched
AL 8553 SB-SP-DMM Precision SP1-1Side B runout, etched
AL-8553-SASide A Label
AL-8553-SBSide B Label
AL 8553 SA SP-DMM Precision SP 2-1 SP-HRM # 1Side A, Runout
AL 8553 SB-SP-DMM Precision SPHRM SP 2-3 # 1Side B, Runout
AL-8553-SASide A, Label
AL-8553-SBSide B, Label
AL 8553SA -SP-DMM Precision SP1-2 SP-AR B-32505-SP △22035 01Variant 1, Runout, side A, etched
AL 8553 SB-SP-DMM Precision SP1-2 SP-AR B-32506-1SP △22035-X 01Variant 1, Runout, side B, etched
AL 8553SA -SP-DMM Precision SP1-1Variant 2, Runout, side A, etched
AL 8553 SB-SP-DMM Precision SP1-1Variant 2, Runout, side B, etched
AL 8553 SASPDMM Precision SP1-3Side A etched
AL 8553 SB-SP-DMM Precision SP2-2Side B etched
AL-8553-SALabel, side A
AL-8553-SBLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australasia | ARISTA VPL1 6792First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | ARISTA VPL1 6792First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Arista 140.8064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Arista AL-8553First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Arista AL-8553LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Canada | Arista AL-8553LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Germany | Arista 36 382-0First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Germany | Arista 209441First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Arista 74036First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Israel | Arista BAN 209441First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Mexico | Arista LAE840First yearLP | LP |
| 1988 | Philippines | Arista ARTLP16115 / Arista ARTLP16115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Arista 5C 209441 / Arista 209 441First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Arista 209 441 / Arista 259 441First yearLP, Album, CD, Album, Cassette, Album, VHS, Promo, Special Edition, Box Set, Album, Promo, Special Edition · Promo | LP, Album, CD, Album, Cassette, Album, VHS, Promo, Special Edition, Box Set, Album, Promo, Special Edition · Promo |
| 1988 | UK & Europe | Arista 209 441 / Arista 209441First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Italy | Arista 209441LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1305 / Arista MOVLP1305LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Italy | Arista 209441LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of See The Light are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1988 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK & Europe, US, UK, Australasia and more. One of them is Arista 209 441.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 209 441, 209441, AL-8553, AL 8553) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DM209441 A-1/10-88 III and DM209441 B-1/10-88 III. 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.
