Vinyl pressings
by Siouxsie & The Banshees · 1987
Song From The Edge Of The World was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SHEX 13 A//1▽420 H 1 5 TOWNHOUSEVariant 1 side A
SHEX 13 B//2▽420 H 1 1 6 TOWNHOUSEVariant 1 side B
SHEX 13 A//1▽420 H 1 2 TOWNHOUSEVariant 2 side A
SHEX 13 B//2▽420 H 1 1 5 TOWNHOUSEVariant 2 side B
SHE 13 A // 1 ▽ 420 H 1 1 5 TOWNHOUSERunout side A, variant 1
SHE 13 B // 2 ▽ 420 H 1 1 1 TOWNHOUSERunout side B, variant 1
SHE 13 A // 1 ▽ 420 H 12 2 TOWNHOUSERunout side A, variant 2
SHE 13 B // 2 ▽ 420 H 12 2 TOWNHOUSERunout side B, variant 2
SHEP+13+A PEDRO ORLAKEHand-etched A side
SHEP+13+B PEDRO ORLAKEHand-etched B side
SHE 13 A 1 420 H TOWNHOUSESide A
SHE 13 B 2 420 H TOWNHOUSESide B
SHE 13 A // 1 ▽ 420 H 1 1 5Runout stamped side A
SHE 13 B // 2 ▽ 420 H 1 1 1Runout stamped side B
TOWNHOUSERunout etched side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | Polydor POLSX 124First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Wonderland shep 13 / Polydor shep 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1987 | UK | Polydor shex 13 DJFirst year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | Wonderland she 13First year7", Single, White Label | 7", Single, White Label |
| 1987 | UK | Wonderland she 13 / Polydor she 13First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Wonderland shex 13 / Polydor shex 13First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Germany | Polydor 885 964-1First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Germany | Polydor 885 964-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Wonderland she 13 / Polydor she 13First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | Geffen Records 0-20792 / Geffen Records 9 20792-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Song From The Edge Of The World are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Germany, Canada. One of them is Wonderland shex 13, released July 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use shex 13, she 13, shep 13, shex 13 DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHEX 13 A//1▽420 H 1 5 TOWNHOUSE and SHEX 13 B//2▽420 H 1 1 6 TOWNHOUSE. 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.
