Vinyl pressings
by Pet Shop Boys · 1986
Disco 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.
26 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 18 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.
PRG 1001 A - 1 - 1 - 2 - X1Runout, A-side, stamped, variant 1
PRG 1001 B - 1 - 1 - 2 - X1Runout, B-side, stamped, variant 1
PRG 1001 A-1-1-4Runout, A-side, stamped, variant 2
PRG 1001 B-1-1-1Runout, B-side, stamped, variant 2
F⃥ PRG 1001 A-1-1-4- x 1Side A runout, stamped, Variant 1
PRG 1001 B-1-1-4Side B runout, stamped, Variant 1
F⃥ PRG 1001 A-1-1-1- 11 DSide A runout, stamped, Variant 2
PRG 1001 B-1-1-2- DSide B runout, stamped, Variant 2
F⃥ PRG 1001 A-1-1-4-X1 NICKZ DSide A stamped / etched runout (Variant 1)
PRG 1001 B-1-1-2- NICKZ DSide B stamped / etched runout (Variant 1)
F⃥ PRG 1001 A-1-1-1-X1 NICKZ DSide A stamped / etched runout (Variant 2)
PRG 1001 B-1-1-5-X1 NICKZ DSide B stamped / etched runout (Variant 2)
[Allied ‘ɑ’ logo] B-25961-P2 △ 14903 1̶-̶1̶ SPO-1 AL-SP AL-SP SQ-1-17246-R2 McM MASTERED BY EMI/Side A runout, variant 1
[Allied ‘ɑ’ logo] B-25962-P2 McM MASTERED BY EMI/ △ 14903X SP 1̶-̶2̶ SQ-2-17246-D2 A L SPO-22M1-1 S̶Q̶-̶2̶-̶1̶7̶2̶4̶6̶-̶P̶-̶2̶ ̶1̶2̶Side B runout, variant 1
SQ-1-17246-P-1 [Allied ‘ɑ’ logo] B-25961-P1 McM △14903 MASTERED BY EMI/A 1-2 SP0-1 AL-SPSide A runout, variant 2
SQ-2-17246-P2 AL SP 0-2SM1-1 S̶G̶-̶2̶-̶1̶7̶2̶4̶6̶-̶P̶-̶2̶ ̶1̶2̶ [Allied ‘ɑ’ logo] B-25962-P2 McM MASTERED BY EMI/A △14903-X SP 1̶-̶2̶Side B runout, variant 2
[Allied ‘ɑ’ logo] B-25961-P1 △ 1490 3 /-̶1 SQ-1-17246-P1 MᶜM mASTERED BY EMI / *Run-out side A
SQ-2-17246-P1 [Allied ‘ɑ’ logo] B-25962-P1 △ 1490 3X /-/ MᶜM mASTERED BY EMI / *Run-out side B
PRG-1001-A 1SSide A
PRG-1001-B 1SSide 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 | Argentina | EMI 10009 / EMI 101 2406661First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Canada | EMI America SQ-17246First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | EMI America SQ-517246LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Colombia | EMI 111103First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Europe | Parlophone 046 24 0666 1 / Parlophone 24 0666 1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Parlophone 046 24 0666 1 / Parlophone 1C 064-24 0666 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Greece | Parlophone 062-2406661First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Greece | Parlophone 062-2406661First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1986 | Italy | EMI 54 2406661First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | New Zealand | EMI MID 75First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Philippines | EMI LP-PRG-1001 / Parlophone 24 0666 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Portugal | EMI 24 06661First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Parlophone PRG 1001First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | South Africa | EMI EMCJ 2406661First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | South Africa | Parlophone EMCJ(O) 5421First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Parlophone 038 7 46450 1 / EMI 038 7 46450 1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | Rock Records & Tapes RE2093LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Parlophone PRG 1001LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
40 vinyl pressings of Disco are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1986 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Japan, Israel and more. One of them is Parlophone PRG 1001, released November 17, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRG 1001, SQ-17246, S18-5004, PRG 1001-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRG 1001 A - 1 - 1 - 2 - X1 and PRG 1001 B - 1 - 1 - 2 - X1. 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.
