CREATE TABLE "release_history" (
  "region" text,
  "date" text,
  "label" text,
  "format" text,
  "catalog" text
);

Question: Which format is released on August 29, 1998?
SQL: SELECT "format" FROM "release_history" WHERE "date"='august 29, 1998';

Question: What is the catalog number for the January 25, 1987 release?
SQL: SELECT "catalog" FROM "release_history" WHERE "date"='january 25, 1987';

Question: Which format is released on May 27, 2009?
SQL: SELECT "format" FROM "release_history" WHERE "date"='may 27, 2009';

Question: What is the catalog number of the May 27, 2009 release?
SQL: SELECT "catalog" FROM "release_history" WHERE "date"='may 27, 2009';

Question: What is the release date of a CD with the catalog number ALCA-9206?
SQL: SELECT "date" FROM "release_history" WHERE "format"='cd' AND "catalog"='alca-9206';

Question: Which format is released on May 27, 2009?
SQL: SELECT "format" FROM "release_history" WHERE "date"='may 27, 2009';