Vinyl pressings
by Pet Shop Boys · 1986
Please 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.
42 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 26 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.
D PCS 7302̶3 A-3U-1-3- TOWNHOUSERunout, side A. variant 1
D P CS 7303 B-2U-1-6-Runout, side B. variant 1
D PCS 7302̶3 A-3U-1-5 1̶ TOWNHOUSERunout, side A, variant 2
D PCS 7303 B-1U-1-1-13 TOWNHOUSERunout, side B, variant 2
D PCS 7303 A-2U-1-0Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
D P CS 7303 B-2U-1-3-Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
D PCS 7303 A-2 U-1-0-1Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
D P CS 7303 B-2U-1-2-2Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
PW-1-17193-P-4 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-23036-P4 △12069 M'M MASTERED BY EMI/ᴬ 1̶-̶1̶ 1-3 AL-SPRunout side A, variant 1
PW-2-17193-P-4 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-23037-P4 △12069-X M'M MASTERED BY EMI/A 1-Runout side B, variant 1
PW-1-17193-P-4 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-23036-P4 △12069 M'M MASTERED BY EMI/A 1̶-̶1̶ 1-3 AL-SPRunout side A, variant 2
PW-2-17193-P-3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-23037-P3 △12069-X 1̶-̶2 1-1 M'M MASTERED BY EMI/A AL-SPRunout side B, variant 2
PW-1-17193-P-1 ɑ B-23036-P1 △12069 M'M 1-1 MASTERED BY EMI/ᴬRunout A etched, ɑ, Mastered... stamped, variant 1
PW-2-17193-P-1 ɑ B-23037-P1 △12069-X M'M 1-1 MASTERED BY EMI/ᴬRunout B etched, ɑ, Mastered... stamped, variant 1
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 | Parlophone PCS 7303 / EMI 81 2405201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Argentina | Parlophone PCS 7303 / EMI 81 2405201First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO 240520First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Parlophone 31C 064 240520First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | EMI America PW-17193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | EMI America PW-517193LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Europe | Parlophone 064 24 0520 1 / Parlophone 24 0520 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Parlophone 064 24 0520 1 / Parlophone 24 0520 1LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Parlophone 064 24 0520 1 / Parlophone 24 0520 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Parlophone 064 24 0520 1 / Parlophone 24 0520 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Parlophone 24 0520| / Parlophone 064 24 0520 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Parlophone 1C 064-24 0520 1 / Parlophone 24 0520 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Parlophone 2405201 / Parlophone 24 0520 1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1986 | France | Parlophone 2405201 / Parlophone 064 24 0520 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Parlophone F 669 512 / Parlophone 1C 064-24 0520 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Russia | S.B.A. Records, Inc. SBA Ltd 0294 01 / Parlophone PCS 7303LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Worldwide | Parlophone 190295832759LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Argentina | Parlophone 19029-583275-9LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | EMI America PW-17193LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
56 vinyl pressings of Please are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1986 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Europe, Ireland and more. One of them is Parlophone PCS 7303, released March 24, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCS 7303, PSB1, PW-17193, 064 24 0520 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D PCS 7302̶3 A-3U-1-3- TOWNHOUSE and D P CS 7303 B-2U-1-6-. 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.
