Vinyl pressings
by Julia Fordham · 1989
Porcelain was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 8 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.
CIRCA-10-A-1U-1-1 MASTERDISK DMM DSide A runout, variant 1
CIRCA-10-B-1U-1-1 MASTERDISK DMM DSide B runout, variant 1
CIRCA-10-A-2U-1-1 MASTERDISK DMM DSide A runout, variant 2
CIRCA-10-B-1U-1-1 MASTERDISK DMM DSide B runout, variant 2
ST VR 897655-A Future Disc - T.B. 1-1 SRC(logo)Side A Runout Etched, Except SRC Stamped
ST VR 897656-A 1-1 SRC(logo)Side B Runout Etched, Except SRC Stamped
ST-VR-897655Side A Label
ST-VR-896656Side B Label
CIRCA 10 ASide 1 runout hand etched
CIRCA 10 BSide 2 runout hand etched
CIRCA 10-A 29-9-89 I J.FORDHAM
CIRCA 10-B 29-9-89 I J.FORDHAM
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australasia | Circa CIRCA 10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Virgin VL3080First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Italy | Circa CIRCA 10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | Virgin LL-210 248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | Circa 210 248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Virgin 1-91325 / Virgin 91325-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Circa CIRCA 10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Venezuela | Virgin VIRGIN 1588First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Circa CIRCA 10 / Circa 210 248-630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | South Korea | Circa VKPL–0030 / Circa CIRCA 10LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Unknown | Little Boo RecordsLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | ゆうせん YPL-028LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Porcelain are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1989 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Europe, US, Australasia, Canada and more. One of them is Circa CIRCA 10, released October 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CIRCA 10, 1-91325, VL3080, LL-210 248) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CIRCA-10-A-1U-1-1 MASTERDISK DMM D and CIRCA-10-B-1U-1-1 MASTERDISK DMM D. 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.
