Vinyl pressings
by New Order · 1986
The Peel Sessions was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 2 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.
SFPS 001 A-2 MT. B.J. - ctsSide A runout, variant 1
SFPS 001 B MT.Side B runout, variant 1
SFPS 001 A-2 MT. B.J. - cts BBSide A runout, variant 2
SFPS 001 B MT. TSide B runout, variant 2
SFPS 001 A-2 MT. B.J. - cts DAMONTSide A etched
SFPS 001 B MT. DAMONTSide B etched
SFPS 001 A-2 MT. B.J. - ctsSide A
SFPS 001 B MT.Side B
SFPS001 - ASide A label
SFPS001 - BSide B label
SFPS 001 A-2 MT. B.J. - cts
SFPS 001 B MT.
SFPS 001 A-2 ADRENALIN: MT. B.J. - ctsRunout A
SFPS 001 B MT.Runout B
SFPS001 - ASide A label
SFPS001 - BSide B label
SFPS 001 A-1 MT. B.J. - ctsRunout A
SFPS 001 B MT.Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | Strange Fruit SFPS 001 / Strange Fruit SFPS001First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1986 | UK | Strange Fruit SFPS 001First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1986 | UK | Strange Fruit SFPS 001First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1986 | UK | Strange Fruit SFPS 001First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1986 | UK | Strange Fruit SFPS001 / Strange Fruit SFPS 001First year12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Strange Fruit SFPS 001 / Strange Fruit SFPS001First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1986 | UK | Strange Fruit SFPS 001 / Strange Fruit SFPS001First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1989 | UK | Strange Fruit SFPS001 / Strange Fruit SFPS 00112", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | BBC 019029530343312", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Not On Label (New Order) DOT 5712", EP, White Label, Unofficial Release, 33 ⅓ RPM · Unofficial | 12", EP, White Label, Unofficial Release, 33 ⅓ RPM · Unofficial |
10 vinyl pressings of The Peel Sessions are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1986 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, Canada. One of them is Strange Fruit SFPS001, released September 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SFPS001, SFPS 001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SFPS 001 A-2 MT. B.J. - cts and SFPS 001 B MT.. 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.
