Vinyl pressings
by The Cure · 1993
Paris was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. 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 1993, 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.
DFI 93 9 521 057 ASide A, Runout
DFI 93 9 521 057 IBISide B, Runout
DFI 93 9 521 058 A1Side C, Runout
DFI 93 9 521 058 BISide D, Runout
521 057-1-ASide A
521 057-1-BSide B
521 058-1-ASide C
521 058-1-BSide D
EUR 521057 1 A 1A Side Record 1
EUR 521057 1 B 1B Side Record 1
EUR 521058 A 1A Side Record 2
EUR 52 1 058 1 B 1B Side Record 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Greece | Fiction Records fixh 26 / Polygram 519 994-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | Europe | Fiction Records FIXH 26 / Polydor 519 994-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | Spain | Fiction Records fixh 26 / Polydor 519 994-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | UK | Fiction Records FIXH 26 / Polydor 519 994-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Unknown | Fiction Records FIXH 26LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2021 | Unknown | Fiction Records FIXH 26LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Unknown | Fiction Records FIXH 26LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Unknown | Fiction Records FIXH 26LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Unknown | Fiction Records FIXH 26LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2024 | Unknown | Fiction Records 484 799-1 / Polydor 484 799-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2024 | USA & Canada | Fiction Records 603497834570 / Elektra 603497834570LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
11 vinyl pressings of Paris are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1993 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in UK, Europe, Spain, Greece. One of them is Fiction Records FIXH 26, released October 26, 1993.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FIXH 26, fixh 26) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DFI 93 9 521 057 A and DFI 93 9 521 057 IBI. 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.
