Vinyl pressings
by Pet Shop Boys · 1988
Introspective was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
41 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 24 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.
PCS 7325 A-1-1-1Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
PCS 7325 B-1-1-1Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
PCS 7325 A-1-1-5 DSide A runout, stamped, variant 2
PCS 7325 B-1-1-4 DSide B runout, stamped, variant 2
7908681 - A1 2Runout side A, variant 1
7908681 - B1Runout side B, variant 1
7908681 - A1 1Runout side A, variant 2
7908681 - B1 2Runout side B, variant 2
PCS 7325 A -1-1-Side A runout
PCS 7325 B -1-1-Side B runout
E1-1-90868-Z1-DMM SP1-2 22759 B-33/86-Z1-DMMVariant 1 side A runout
E1-1-90868-Z2-DMM SP-2 22759-X1 B-33290-Z2Variant 1 side B runout
E1-1-90868-Z1-DMM SP1-1Variant 2 side A runout
E1-2-90868-Z2-DMM ##### # ####### # # SP1-4Variant 2 side B runout (# represent crossed out etchings)
E11 90868-1A - G1Variant 1 side A runout
E12 90868-1A - G1Variant 1 side B runout
E1-1-90868-Z1-DMM SP1-3A side runout, etched
E1-2-90868-Z2-DMM (5 fields of illegible scribble) SP 1-3B side runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | EMI 10059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Argentina | EMI 10059First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Australasia | Parlophone PCSO 790868First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Bolivia | EMI-Manhattan Records BOLP-606First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | EMI-Manhattan Records R 100681LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Colombia | EMI 111197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Colombia | EMI 111197First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | Ecuador | EMI 303-0163First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Ecuador | EMI 303-0163First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Europe | Parlophone 7 90868 1 / Parlophone 7908681First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Not On Label 6 70 335LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Germany | Parlophone 32 807-0 / Bertelsmann Club 32 807-0LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Germany | Parlophone 60115 3 / Parlophone 790868 1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Germany | Parlophone 60115 3 / Parlophone 790868 1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Greece | Parlophone 062-7908681First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | India | His Master's Voice PCS 7325 / His Master's Voice PCS. 7325A (44-109)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1993 | Russia | S.B.A. Records, Inc. SBA Ltd 0294 03LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | EMI AVLP6 / Art Vinyl AVLP6LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | USA & Europe | Parlophone 0190295831950LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Argentina | Parlophone 077779086818LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Not On Label (Pet Shop Boys)7", Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | 7", Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
58 vinyl pressings of Introspective are listed here, from 33 countries, released between 1988 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, Italy, Japan and more. One of them is Parlophone PCS 7325, released October 10, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCS 7325, E1-90868, SPRO# 04231 / 04232, 64 7908681) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PCS 7325 A-1-1-1 and PCS 7325 B-1-1-1. 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.
