Sweden
March 5, 2001- Label and catalog number
- Blooddawn Productions BLOOD 008 PLP
- Format
- LP, Picture Disc, Album, Limited Edition
- Runout / matrix
AE 28161/ASide A, Stamped
AE 28162/ASide B, Stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Marduk · 2001
La Grande Danse Macabre was first pressed on vinyl in 2001. 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 2001, 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.
AE 28161/ASide A, Stamped
AE 28162/ASide B, Stamped
AE 28161/AA-side, stamped
AE 28162/AB-side, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Sweden | Blooddawn Productions BLOODLP 008First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2001 | Sweden | Blooddawn Productions BLOOD 008 PLPFirst yearLP, Picture Disc, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Germany | Century Media CMD9983791 / Blooddawn Productions BLOOD 059LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Germany | Century Media CMD9983791 / Blooddawn Productions BLOOD 059LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Germany | Century Media CMD9983791 / Blooddawn Productions BLOOD 059LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Sweden | Century Media CMD9983791 / Blooddawn Productions BLOOD 059LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | France | Blooddawn Productions BLOOD059 / Osmose Productions OPLP408LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2022 | France | Blooddawn Productions BLOOD059 / Osmose Productions OPLP408LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | France | Blooddawn Productions BLOOD059 / Osmose Productions OPLP408LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2022 | France | Blooddawn Productions BLOOD059 / Osmose Productions OPLP408LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | France | Blooddawn Productions BLOOD059 / Osmose Productions OPLP408LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of La Grande Danse Macabre are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2001 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2001, in Sweden. One of them is Blooddawn Productions BLOOD 008 PLP, released March 5, 2001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLOOD 008 PLP, BLOODLP 008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AE 28161/A and AE 28162/A. 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.