Vinyl pressings
by The Church · 1983
Seance was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 3 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.
--IS IT OCCURING..BEEKEEPER?- PCSO 7590A Otto301 COOPERS RULES O.K.Runout side A, etched
-Just sit back & L̲I̲S̲T̲E̲N̲!̲- PCSO 7590B Otto301Runout side B, etched
PCSO 7590 ALabel side A
PCSO 7590 BLabel side B
-IS IT OCCURRING..BEEKEEPER?- PCSO 7590A Otto301 COOPERS RULES O.K.Runout side A, etched
-Just sit back & L̲I̲S̲T̲E̲N̲!̲- PCSO 7590B Otto301Runout side B, etched
PCSO 7590 ALabel side A
PCSO 7590 BLabel side B
CAL - 201 - A - 1 SW MEL/CTS PRunout side A, etched
CAL - 201 - B - 1 SW MEL/CTS PRunout side B, etched
CAL 201-ALabel side A
CAL 201-BLabel side B
PCS 7590 ASide A runout, etched
PCS 7590 BSide B runout, etched
PCS 7590ASide A label
PCS 7590BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | New Zealand | Parlophone PCS 7590 / Parlophone PCS .7590First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Carrere CAL 201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO-7590 / Parlophone PCSO.7590First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO-7590 / Parlophone PCSO.7590First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | France | Carrere 66.131 / Carrere 66131LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | Carrere CRE 26101LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | Carrere CRE 26101 / Epic CRE 26101LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Carrere 821 046-1 / Carrere 821 046-1YLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Carrere CAL 201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Australia | Parlophone MID.166097 / Parlophone MID 166097LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Arista AL-8565LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Australasia | EMI 589535LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australasia | Parlophone MID.166097 / Parlophone MID 166097LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Seance are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1983 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Australia, UK, New Zealand. One of them is Parlophone PCSO-7590, released June 13, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCSO-7590, CAL 201, PCS 7590) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, --IS IT OCCURING..BEEKEEPER?- PCSO 7590A Otto301 COOPERS RULES O.K. and -Just sit back & L̲I̲S̲T̲E̲N̲!̲- PCSO 7590B Otto301. 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.
