Vinyl pressings
by Siouxsie & The Banshees · 1978
Hong Kong Garden was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 8 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.
2059052 A//1 T 11 8Side A runout, variant 1
2059052 B//1 T 1 1 2Side B runout, variant 1
2059052 A//1 T 1 6Side A runout, variant 2
2059052 B//1 T 11 6Side B runout, variant 2
2059052 A//1 T 11 8 EBSide A, stamped, "EB" etched, variant 1
2059052 B//1 T 11 1 5 EBSide B, stamped, "EB" etched, variant 1
2059052 A//1 T 11 8Side A, stamped, variant 2
2059052 B//1 T 1 1 1 5Side B, stamped, variant 2
2059052 A//1 T 11 8Machine stamped in run-out area A-side, variant 1
2059052 B//1 T 11 1 5Machine stamped in run-out area B-side, variant 1
2059052 A // 1 T 1 4Runout A stamped, variant 2
2059052 B // 1 T 1 1 1 2Runout B stamped, variant 2
2059052 A // 1 T 11 34Side A, stamped
2059052 B // 1 T 1 1 39Side B, stamped
2059052 A // 1 T 11 35Side A runout
2059052 B // 1 T 1 1 37Side B runout
2059-052-A-2 W A1 W Ʊ [Lyre symbol]Runout side A, Variant 1
2059-052 -B-2 ·W· A1 PRunout side B, Variant 1
2059-052-A-2 W A1 G Ʊ [Lyre symbol]Runout side B, Variant 2
2059-052 -B-2 ·W· A1 ERunout side B, Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Unknown | Polydor 2059 052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Australia | Interfusion K7524 / Interfusion 2059 052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Australia | Polydor 2059 052First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Belgium | Polydor 2059 052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Polydor 2059 052First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Ireland | Polydor 2059 052First year7" | 7" |
| 1978 | Philippines | Polydor 2059 052First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor 2059 052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor 2059 0527", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor 2059 052First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor 2059 052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor 2059 052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor 2059 052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor 2059 052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor 2059 052First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | Polydor SBAN357", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Polydor 2059 0527", Single, 45 RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl |
32 vinyl pressings of Hong Kong Garden are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1978 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, Netherlands, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Polydor 2059 052, released August 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2059 052, K7524) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2059052 A//1 T 11 8 and 2059052 B//1 T 1 1 2. 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.
