Vinyl pressings
by The Smashing Pumpkins · 1994
Pisces Iscariot was first pressed on vinyl in 1994. 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 1994, 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.
CAR1767-A SP1-1 MASTERDISKSide A runout, etched
CAR1767-B SP1-1 MASTERDISKSide B runout, etched
CAR-1767-A [scribble] MASTERDISKSide A runout
CAR-1767-B MASTERDISK [scribble]Side B runout
[SRC logo] MASTERED BY TRUTONE (PA) 894 CAR-1767-7A 1-1Side C runout
[SRC logo] MASTERED BY TRUTONE (PA) 8-94 CAR-1767-7B 1-1Side D runout
CAR1767-A V̶̷̲̅1̶̷̲̅-3̶̷̲̅9̶̷̲̅8̶̷̲̅3̶̷̲̅4̶̷̲̅-A̶̷̲̅ SP1-1 MASTERDISKSide A
CAR1767-B1̶̷̲̅ V̶̷̲̅1̶̷̲̅-3̶̷̲̅9̶̷̲̅8̶̷̲̅3̶̷̲̅4̶̷̲̅-B̶̷̲̅ SP1-1 MASTERDISKSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Caroline Records, Inc. carol 1767-1 / Virgin 0170 4 61767 12LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1994 | US | Caroline Records carol 1767-1 / Virgin 0170 4 61767 12First yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1994 | US | Caroline Records CAR 1767 / VirginFirst yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered, 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered, 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 1994 | US | Caroline Records carol 1767-1 / Virgin 0170 4 61767 12First yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1996 | UK | Hut Recordings HUTLP 41 / Virgin 7243 8 42265 1 0LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Caroline Records carol 1767-1LP, Unofficial Release, Compilation · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release, Compilation · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Caroline Records carol 1767-1LP, Unofficial Release, Compilation · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release, Compilation · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Virgin 5099946425416LP, Reissue, Remastered, Compilation | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Compilation |
| 2012 | US | Virgin 5099946425416LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Europe | Virgin 5099946425416LP, Reissue, Remastered, Compilation | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Compilation |
| 2012 | US | Virgin 5099946425416LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Virgin 5099946425416LP, Reissue, Remastered, Compilation | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Compilation |
| 2026 | Worldwide | Capitol Records, LLC 00602475420934 / Virgin 00602475420934LP, Reissue, Remastered, Compilation | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Caroline Records carol 1767-1 / Virgin 0170 4 61767 12LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Virgin 5099946425416LP, Reissue, Remastered, Compilation | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Compilation |
15 vinyl pressings of Pisces Iscariot are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1994 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1994, in US. One of them is Caroline Records carol 1767-1, released October 4, 1994.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use carol 1767-1, CAR 1767) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAR1767-A SP1-1 MASTERDISK and CAR1767-B SP1-1 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.
