Vinyl pressings
by Hervé Vilard · 1966
Mourir Ou Vivre was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
✶ AA154080 1F Made in Germany 1 DRunout side A
✶ AA154080 2F Made in Germany 1 DRunout side B
AA 154 080.1 FLabel side A
AA 154 080.2 FLabel side B
✶ AA154080 1F Made in Germany 1 DRunout side A
✶ AA154080 2F Made in Germany 1 DRunout side B
AA 154 080.1 FLabel side A
AA 154 080.2 FLabel side B
154.080 1F LHand etched on runout area Side A
154.080 2F LHand etched on runout area Side B
154.080 1FLabel Side A
154.080 2FLabel Side B
○ MER AA 154080 1F 380Machine stamped on runout area side A
○ MER AA 154080 2F 380Machine stamped on runout area side B
154080 1FLabel side A
154080 2FLabel side B
AA154080 1F 520 ÷ 120566Etched into runout area side A, variant 1
AA154080 2F 520 ÷ 120566Etched into runout area side B, variant 1
AA 154080 1F 520 120566Etched into runout area side A, variant 2
AA 154080 2F 520 120566Etched into runout area side B, variant 2
AA 154080 1F 520 120566Stamped on runout area side A
AA 154080 2F 520 120566Stamped on runout area side B
154 080.1 FLabel side A
154 080.2 FLabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Mercury 154.080First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | Mercury 154080MCF / Mercury 154.080 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Mercury 154 080 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Mercury 154 080 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | Italy | Mercury 154 080 MCF / Mercury 154080 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Italy | Mercury 154 080 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Mercury 154 080 MCF7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | France | Mercury 154 080 MCF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Mercury 154 080 MCF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury 154 080 MCF / Mercury MCF 154 0807", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Turkey | Philips Mcf 154.080 / Philips Mcf 1540807", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Mourir Ou Vivre are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in Germany, Canada, France, Italy. One of them is Mercury 154 080 MCF.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 154 080 MCF, 154.080, 154080MCF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ✶ AA154080 1F Made in Germany 1 D and ✶ AA154080 2F Made in Germany 1 D. 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.
