Vinyl pressings
by Métal Urbain · 1981
Les Hommes Morts Sont Dangereux was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. 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 1981, 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.
6569AXRunout, side A, etched
6569BXRunout, side B, etched
6216AXRunout, side C, etched
6216BXRunout, side D, etched
6569B XFace A etched
6569A XFace B etched
BLPS 8101 A-1 DAMONTRunout side A, etched
BLPS 8101 B-1 DAMONT BRunout side B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | Celluloid CEL 2 - 6569 / Byzz CEL 2 - 6569First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | UK | Byzz BLPS 8101First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1981 | France | Celluloid CEL 2 - 6569 / Byzz CEL 2 - 6569First yearLP, Compilation, 7", 45 RPM, Single | LP, Compilation, 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | France | Seventeen Records ST 002LP, Compilation, Remastered, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Remastered, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2004 | France | Seventeen Records ST 002LP, Compilation, Remastered, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Compilation, Remastered, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | France | Seventeen Records ST-LP 006 / Celluloid CEL 2-6569LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | France | Seventeen Records ST-LP 006 / Celluloid CEL 2-6569LP, Compilation, Reissue, CD, Compilation, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, CD, Compilation, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | France | Seventeen Records ST-LP 006 / Celluloid CEL 2-6569LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2013 | France | Celluloid CEL 2-6569LP, Compilation, Reissue, CD, Compilation | LP, Compilation, Reissue, CD, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Celluloid CEL 6569LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Les Hommes Morts Sont Dangereux are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1981 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in France, UK. One of them is Celluloid CEL 2 - 6569, released January 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CEL 2 - 6569, BLPS 8101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6569AX and 6569BX. 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.
