Vinyl pressings
by The Smashing Pumpkins · 1998
Adore was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1998, the album's first year. 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.
CAR-7559-B VI-7243-8-45879-1-8-A MASTERDISK+Side A etched
CAR-7559-A VI-7243-8-45879-1-8-B MASTERDISK+Side B etched
CAR-7559-B VI-7243-8-45879-1-8-C MASTERDISK+Side C etched
CAR-7559-A V1-7243-8-45879-1-8-A MasterdiskHand-etched side A
CAR-7559-B V1-7243-8-45879-1-8-B MasterdiskHand-etched side B
CAR-7559-C V1-7243-8-45879-1-8-C MasterdiskHand-etched side C
V1-7243-8-45879-1-8-A MASTERDISK AVSide A runout
V1-7243-8-45879-1-8-B MASTERDISK AVSide B runout
V-1-7243-8-45879-1-8-C MASTERDISK AVSide C runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | Caroline Records 7243 8 45879 1 8 / Virgin 7243 8 45879 1 8First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1998 | US | Caroline Records 7243 8 45879 1 8 / Virgin 7243 8 45879 1 8First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1998 | US | Virgin 7243 8 45879 1 8First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Virgin 6 02537 89926 5LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2014 | US | Virgin B0021122-01 / UMe B0021122-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Virgin 0602537899265LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Virgin B0021122-01 / UMe B0021122-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Virgin B0021122-01 / UMe B0021122-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 602475988649LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2026 | Worldwide | Capitol Records, LLC 00602458630350 / Virgin 00602458630350LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Virgin B0021122-01 / UMe B0021122-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | US | Virgin 7243 8 45879 1 8LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Adore are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1998 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in US. One of them is Virgin 7243 8 45879 1 8, released June 2, 1998.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7243 8 45879 1 8) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAR-7559-B VI-7243-8-45879-1-8-A MASTERDISK+ and CAR-7559-A VI-7243-8-45879-1-8-B MASTERDISK+. 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.
