Vinyl pressings
by Phil Collins · 1990
Serious Hits...Live! was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 15 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.
PCLP 1 A-5U-1- TOWN HOUSE DMMSide A, Stamped Except TOWN HOUSE DMM, Etched
PCLP 1 B-4U-1- DSide B, Stamped
PCLP 1 C-4U-1-2 DSide C, Stamped
PCLP 1 D-3U-1- DSide D, Stamped
PCLP 1 A-1U-1-1 DSide A, Stamped
PCLP-1-A1 MASTERDISK DMMSide A, Etched
PCLP 1 B-1U-1-1 DSide B, Stamped
PCLP-1-B1 MASTERDISK DMMSide B, Etched
STA-908043-A DMM MASTERDISK DMM SP 1-1Side A runout
STA-908044-A DMM SP 1-1 MASTERDISK DMMSide B runout
STA-908045-A DMM SP 1-1 MASTERDISK DMMSide C runout
MASTERDISK DMM STA-908046-A DMM SP 1-1Side D runout
BMG 675.9015 DISCO.1-A 1LTA4Variant 1: Runout groove side A
BMG 675.9015 DISCO.1-B 1LTA3Variant 1: Runout groove side B
BMG 675.9015 DISCO.2-A 1LTA3Variant 1: Runout groove side C
BMG 675.9015 DISCO.2-B 1LTA5Variant 1: Runout groove side D
78-21571 A STA-908043-A DMM MASTER DISK DMM SP2-1 SP-CANRunout Side A
78-21571 B STA-908044-A DMM SP1-3 SP-CAN MASTER DISK DMMRunout Side B
78-21571 C STA-908045-A DMM SP1-2 SP-CAN MASTER DISK DMMRunout Side C
78-21571 D MASTER DISK DMM STA-908046-A DMM SP1-3 SP-CANRunout Side C
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | WEA 1-72550First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Brazil | WEA 675.9015 / WEA 01247First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Canada | Atlantic 78 21571First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Colombia | WEA (7152)072550 / MTM (7110)072550First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Popron 50055-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | WEA 9031-72550-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | WEA 9031-72550-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | WEA 9031-72550-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | WEA 9031-72550-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | WEA 9031-72550-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Germany | WEA 9031-72550-1 / WEA 47 709-1LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1990 | Greece | WEA 172 550-1 / WEA 9031-72550-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Hungary | MMC Records PL MMC 9013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Italy | WEA 9031 72550-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Mexico | WEA L2XI-7035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | USA & Europe | Atlantic 603497854240 / Warner 603497854240LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
27 vinyl pressings of Serious Hits...Live! are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1990 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK, US, Argentina, Brazil and more. One of them is Virgin PCLP1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCLP1, 82157-1, 1-72550, 675.9015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PCLP 1 A-5U-1- TOWN HOUSE DMM and PCLP 1 B-4U-1- 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.
