Vinyl pressings
by Indochine · 1983
Le Péril Jaune was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 2 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.
[AGI logo] 83 11 201963 A Ʈ 201963 ARunout side A, variant 1
[AGI logo]83 /11 Ʈ 201963 B1Runout side B, variant 1
[AGI logo] 83 11 201963 A Ʈ 201963 ARunout side A, variant 2
[AGI logo] 83 11 Ʈ 201963 B1 *Runout side B, variant 2
[AGI logo] 83 11 201963 AStamped A-side runout
[AGI logo] 83/11Stamped B-side runout
201963 - A // 53699 - 1 - JA side runout
201963 - B // 53700 - 1 - JB side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | Clemence Melody 201963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Clemence Melody 201963First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Clemence Melody 201963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Clemence Melody 201963LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | Sweden | Stranded Rekords EKO 129 / Stranded Rekords Eko 129LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Sweden | Stranded Rekords EKO 129 / Audiodisc ABLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | France | Ariola 201963LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Spain | Ariola I-201.963LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | France | Clemence Melody 201 963 / Sony Music 88697604911LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | France | Sony Music 88875084801 / Indochine Records 88875084801LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Clemence Melody 201963LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Ariola 201963LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Le Péril Jaune are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1983 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in France, Netherlands. One of them is Clemence Melody 201963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 201963) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [AGI logo] 83 11 201963 A Ʈ 201963 A and [AGI logo]83 /11 Ʈ 201963 B1. 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.
