Vinyl pressings
by Phil Collins · 1989
...But Seriously was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 22 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.
V 2620 A-2U-1-1 DSide A Runout, Stamped, variant 1
PHIL COLLINS-A2Side A Runout, Etched, variant 1
V 2620 B-3U-1-1 DSide B Runout, Stamped, variant 1
PHIL COLLINS-B3Side B Runout, Etched, variant 1
V 2620 A-3U-1-3 D PHIL COLLINS-A3 MASTERDISKSide A runout, stamped/etched, variant 1
V 2620 B-3U-1-3 D PHIL COLLINS-B3Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
V2620 A-1U-1-1 PHIL COLLINS-A1 MASTERDISK DSide A runout, stamped/etched, variant 2
V 2620 B-4U-1-3 DSide B runout, stamped, variant 2
V 2620 A-2U-1-5 D PHIL COLLINS-A2 2 M6 363084Runout, side A, variant 1
V 2620 B-2U-1- D PHIL COLLINS-B2 1 M6 363085Runout, side B, variant 1
V 2620 A-2U-1- PHIL COLLINS-A2 1 M6 363084 DRunout, side A, variant 2
V 2620 B-2U-1- 1 M6 363085 PHIL COLLINS-B2 DRunout, side B, variant 2
256919-1A MASTERDISKSide A runout, etched
256919-1B MASTERDISKSide B runout, stamped
STA-897649-A-DMM 1-1 MASTERDISKRunout A variant 1
STA-897650-A-DMM G̶ 2-3Runout B variant 1
STA-897649-A-DMM 1-1 MASTERDISKRunout A variant 2
STA-897650-A-DMM 1-1Runout B variant 2
MX 304507 256919-1-1 MASTERDISK 56919-1-A-DMM SP3 - 3 SP-AUSSide A runout, hand-etched
MX 304508 256919-1-2 56919-1-B-DMM SP3 - 3 SP-AUSSide B runout, hand-etched
MX304507Side A label
MX304508Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Unknown | WEA 2 56919-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Argentina | WEA 80188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Atlantic 78 20501First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Colombia | WEA 23(0131)00089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Germany | WEA 66 366 6LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Greece | WEA 2 56919-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Greece | WEA 2 56919-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1989 | Guatemala | WEA 2292-56919-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Hong Kong | WEA 2 56919-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Hungary | Gong SLPXL 37406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Ireland | Virgin V2620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Israel | wea 256919 / Hed-Arzi 256919First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Italy | WEA 2 56919-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Mexico | WEA LGEI-6916First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Peru | WEA PN-WEA 0569191.9First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | WEA 670.9082 / WEA 2292 56919-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Ecuador | Atlantic LP-73.078 / Atlantic 82050-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin 256 919-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7-1-F 2 02441 4 / WEA 256919-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1992 | Russia | Not On Label DRT 1005LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Atlantic PCLP 89 081227947156LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Europe | Atlantic PCLP 89 / Atlantic 081227947156LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2019 | UK | Atlantic PCLP 89 / Warner Music 081227947156LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2019 | UK | Atlantic PCLP 89 / Warner Music 081227947156LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
40 vinyl pressings of ...But Seriously are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1989 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Virgin V2620, released November 20, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2620, 2 56919-1, 82050-1, 256919-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2620 A-2U-1-1 D and PHIL COLLINS-A2. 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.
