Vinyl pressings
by Pet Shop Boys · 1987
Actually was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
48 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 31 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.
PCSD 104 A-3C-1-1- DDRunout, stamped, side A, variant 1
PCSD 104B-3-1- 4 DRunout, stamped, side B, variant 1
PCSD 104 A-4C-1-1-2- DDRunout, stamped, side A, variant 2
PCSD 104 B-4C-1-1-2- DDRunout, stamped, side B, variant 2
PCSD 104 A - 3C - 1 - 1 - 7 - R 3 DDSide A runout
PCSD 104 B - 4C - 1 - 1 - C DDSide B runout
ELJ-1-46972-P-2 [Allied 'α' logo] B-28605-P2 △17678 1̷-̷1̷ McM MASTERED BY EMI/* SP 0-1SM\-1 AL-SPSide A runout, etched, stamped (variant 1)
ELJ-2-46972-P-3 [Allied 'α' logo] B-28606-P3 △17678-X SP 0-15M\-1 1̷-̷2 McM MASTERED BY EMI/* AL-SPSide B runout, etched, stamped (variant 1)
ELJ-1-46972-P-2 [Allied 'α' logo] B-28605-P2 △17678 1̷-̷1̷ McM MASTERED BY EMI/* SP 0-1Side A runout, etched, stamped (variant 2)
ELJ-2-46972-P-3 [Allied 'α' logo] B-28606-P3 SP 0-15MX-1 △17678-X 1̷-̷2 McM MASTERED BY EMI/* AL-SPSide A runout, etched, stamped (variant 2)
ELJ-1-46972-P-2 [Allied 'α' logo] B-28605-P2 △17678 McM SP0-1 AL-SP MASTERED BY EMI/ASide A
ELJ-2-46972-P-3 [Allied 'α' logo] B-28606-P3 △17678-X McM SP0-1 AL-SP MASTERED BY EMI/ASide B
ELJ-1-46972-P-1 [Allied 'α' logo] B-28605-P1 △17678 1-1 McM MASTERED BY EMI/*Side A runout, etched/stamped - var 1
ELJ-2-46972-P-3 [Allied 'α' logo] B-28606-P3 △17678-X 1-1 McM MASTERED BY EMI/*Side B runout, etched/stamped - var 1
ELJ-1-46972-P-2 [Allied 'α' logo] B-28605-P2 △17678 1̷-̷1̷ McM MASTERED BY EMI/* AL-SPSide A runout, etched/stamped - var 2
ELJ-2-46972-P-3 [Allied 'α' logo] B-28606-P3 △17678-X SP 0-1 1̷-̷2̷ McM MASTERED BY EMI/* AL-SPSide B runout, etched/stamped - var 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | EMI PCSD 104 / EMI 101 7469721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Argentina | EMI PCSD 104 / EMI 101 7469721First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Brazil | Parlophone 064 746972 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Parlophone 068 746972 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | EMI-Manhattan Records ELJ-46972First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | EMI-Manhattan Records ELJ 546972LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | EMI-Manhattan Records ELJ-46972First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Colombia | EMI 111136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Colombia | EMI 111136First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Germany | Parlophone 14937 7 / Parlophone 1C 064-7 46972 1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Germany | Parlophone 1C 064-7 46972 1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Greece | Parlophone 062 7469721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Parlophone 062-7469721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Hong Kong | Parlophone PCSD 104LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Hong Kong | Parlophone PCSD 104LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Russia | Parlophone PCSD 104 / S.B.A. Records, Inc. SBA Ltd 0294 02LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Worldwide | Parlophone 0190295832612LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Uruguay | EMI SLPE 501660LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
60 vinyl pressings of Actually are listed here, from 36 countries, released between 1987 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Parlophone PCSD 104, released September 7, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCSD 104, ELJ-46972, PCSO 746972, 064 74 6972 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PCSD 104 A-3C-1-1- DD and PCSD 104B-3-1- 4 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.
