Vinyl pressings
by Depeche Mode · 1986
Black Celebration was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
40 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 21 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.
LYN-17252-6C ZZ.* 11 STUMM-26-A A CLASSIC CASE OF OVER FOCUSINGRunout side A (var. 1)
LYN-17253-2C .Z. STUMM-26-B SO MUCH FOR THE MINIMAL ALBUMRunout side B (var. 1)
LYN-17252-6C ZZ.*.....11 STUMM-26-A A CLASSIC CASE OF OVER FOCUSINGRunout side A (var. 2)
LYN-17253-2C .Z. STUMM-26-B NO-3 SO MUCH FOR THE MINIMAL ALBUMRunout side B (var. 2)
MPO STUMM 26 A1 A CLASSIC CASE OF OVER FOCUSINGSide A, variant 1
MPO STUMM 26 B2 SO MUCH FOR THE MINIMAL ALBUMSide B, variant 1
MPO STUMM 26 A2 A CLASSIC CASE OF OVER FOCUSINGSide A, variant 2
MPO STUMM 26 B3 SO MUCH FOR THE MINIMAL ALBUMSide B, variant 2
STUMM 26 A-4 MT. A CLASSIC CASE OF OVER-FOCUSINGSide A
STUMM 26 B 2 SO MUCH FOR THE MINIMAL ALBUM M̶̷P̶̷O̶̷Side B
STUMM-26-A4 MT. A CLASSIC CASE OF OVER FOCUSINGRunout side A
LYN-17253-2C .Z. STUMM-26-B SO MUCH FOR THE MINIMAL ALBUMRunout side B
LYN-17252-4C A CLASSIC CASE OF OVER-FOCUSING STUMM-26-A4 MT.Runout side A
LYN-17253-2C .Z. STUMM-26-B No-3. SO MUCH FOR THE MINIMAL ALBUMRunout side B
STUMM-26-A4 MT. LYN-17252-4C A CLASSIC CASE OF OVER - FOCUSINGRunout, Side A
STUMM-26-B No.2 SO MUCH FOR THE MINIMAL ALBUMRunout, Side B
1 25429A SRZ SRC 1-V1-2Side A runout, etched, variant 1
1 25429B SRZ SRC 1-1Side B runout, etched, variant 1
1 25429 A SR1 SRC 1-1Side A runout, etched, variant 2
1 25429B SR2 SRC 1-1Side B runout, etched, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Mute STUMM 26 / Possum Records STUMM 26First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Belgium | Mute FAB STUMM 26 / Mute N° 46026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 54291 / Mute 92 54291First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire W1 25429 / Mute W1 25429LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | France | Virgin 70436 / Mute 70436First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Mute INT 146.818 / Mute Stumm 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Mute Stumm 26 / Bertelsmann Club 43 738 4LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1986 | Germany | Mute Stumm 26 / Bertelsmann Club 32 367-5First yearLP, Album, Special Edition | LP, Album, Special Edition |
| 1986 | Germany | Mute INT 146.818 / Mute Stumm 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Hong Kong | Mute STUMM 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Ireland | Mute STUMM 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Israel | Mute STUM 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Mute STUMM 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Mute P-13279First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | New Zealand | WEA STUMM 26 / Mute STUMM 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | ABR Discos TI 816LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | Argentina | ABR Discos TI 816LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| 1990 | Germany | Mute INT 146.818 / Mute STUMM 26LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1990 | Germany | Mute INT 146.818 / Mute Stumm 26LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1990 | Mexico | Sire LDXB-6902 / Mute LDXB-6902LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | Australia | Liberation Records L 30437 / Mute L30437LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1992 | Germany | Mute INT 136.809 / Mute STUMM 26LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | RhIno Records 1-233788 / Reprise Records 1-233788LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2007 | Europe | Mute DMLP5 / Mute 0094638416012LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2009 | UK | Mute STUMM 26LP, Album, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP947 / Mute STUMM26LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | Rhino Records 1-233788 / Reprise Records 1-233788LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | Europe | Mute STUMM26 / Sony Music 88985336741LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Legacy STUMM26 / Sony Music 88985336741LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Rhino Records R1-233788 / Reprise Records 081227960834LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2025 | Europe | Mute STUMM26 / Sony Music 88985336741LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
| 2025 | US | Columbia 19802887711 / Mute 19802887711LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Mute INT 146.818LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Mute ORL 9212LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Philippines | Mute STUMM 26 / New York Records NYR-11157LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | Sanni Records STUMM 26 / Mute STUMM 26LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Mute STUMM 26LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Mute STUMM 26LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Mute STUMM 26LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Mute STUMM 26LP, Album | LP, Album |
76 vinyl pressings of Black Celebration are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1986 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Greece, France and more. One of them is Mute STUMM 26, released March 17, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STUMM 26, 9 25429-1, 1-25429, VG 50165) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LYN-17252-6C ZZ.* 11 STUMM-26-A A CLASSIC CASE OF OVER FOCUSING and LYN-17253-2C .Z. STUMM-26-B SO MUCH FOR THE MINIMAL ALBUM. 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.
