CREATE TABLE table_203_512 (id DECIMAL, "release date" TEXT, "album" TEXT, "catalog number" TEXT, "chart position" DECIMAL, "notes" TEXT)

what was the name of the first album released ?
SELECT "album" FROM table_203_512 ORDER BY "release date" LIMIT 1
SELECT "album" FROM "table_203_512" ORDER BY "release date" NULLS FIRST LIMIT 1