CREATE TABLE table_204_128 (id DECIMAL, "region" TEXT, "date" TEXT, "label" TEXT, "format" TEXT, "catalog" TEXT)

what was the date of the first vinyl lp release ?
SELECT "date" FROM table_204_128 WHERE "format" = 'vinyl lp' ORDER BY "date" LIMIT 1
SELECT "date" FROM "table_204_128" WHERE "format" = 'vinyl lp' ORDER BY "date" NULLS FIRST LIMIT 1