France
1974- Label and catalog number
- Harmonia Mundi HMU 939
- Format
- LP · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
HMO 939 LPL 3793 1Y 380 CIDIS // A7A runout
HMO 939 LPL 3793 2Y 380 CIDIS // A10B runout
LP 3793 1YA label
LP 3793 2YB label
Vinyl pressings
by Guillaume Dufay · 1974
Missa Sine Nomine - Danses Médiévales was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
HMO 939 LPL 3793 1Y 380 CIDIS // A7A runout
HMO 939 LPL 3793 2Y 380 CIDIS // A10B runout
LP 3793 1YA label
LP 3793 2YB label
HMO 939 LPL 3793 1Y 380 CIDIS // A2A runout
HMO 939 LPL 3793 2Y 380 CIDIS // A1B runout
LP 3793 1YA label
LP 3793 2YB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | France | Harmonia Mundi HMU 939First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | France | Harmonia Mundi HMU 939First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Italy | Harmonia Mundi VST 6035LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | The Record Society R-02021 / The Record Society R. 02021LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Musical Heritage Society MHS 3496LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Spain | Harmonia Mundi France EHM 939 / Edigsa EHM 939LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Harmonia Mundi France HM 939LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Harmonia Mundi HMU 939 / Harmonia Mundi HM 939LP, Reissue, Repress | LP, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | France | Harmonia Mundi HMA 939LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Harmonia Mundi HMU 939LP, Reissue, Repress | LP, Reissue, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Missa Sine Nomine - Danses Médiévales are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1974 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in France. One of them is Harmonia Mundi HMU 939.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HMU 939) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HMO 939 LPL 3793 1Y 380 CIDIS // A7 and HMO 939 LPL 3793 2Y 380 CIDIS // A10. 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.