Vinyl pressings
by Téléphone · 1982
Dure Limite was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 6 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.
201.915-A xSide A Runout, handwritten Variant 1
[AGI logo] 82_5 201915 A TMLSide A Runout, stamped Variant 1
III 201.915-BSide B Runout, handwritten Variant 1
[AGI logo] 82_5 20191.5 B TML-SSide B Runout , stamped variant 1
[AGI logo] 82_5 201915 A 201.915-A TMLXRunout side A
[AGI logo] 82.5 201915 B 201.915-B ML-SRunout side B
MPO 201.915 A TML-MSide A runout, variant 1
MPO 201.915 B x TMLSide B runout, variant 1
MPO 201.915 A TML-MSide A runout, variant 2
MPO 201.915 B¹ TML-SSide B runout, variant 2
[AGI logo] 82_5 201915 A TML 201.915-A xRunout side A
[AGI logo] 82_5 20191.5 B TML-S 201.915-B xRunout side B
MPO 201.915-A1 TML-SA runout
MPO 201.915-B1 TML-SB runout
[AGI logo] 82_5 201915 A 201.915-A x TMLSide A runout variant 1
[AGI logo] 82_5 20191.5 B 201.915-B x TML-SSide B runout variant 1
[AGI logo] 82_5 20191.5 A 201.915-A TMLXSide A runout variant 2
[AGI logo] 82_5 20191.5 B 201.915-B TMLXSide B runout variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Virgin VM 2242First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Virgin VM 2242First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Virgin 201 915-320 / Virgin 201915First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Virgin 201915First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Virgin 201 915 / Virgin 302 249First yearLP, Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1982 | France | Virgin 201915First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Virgin 201915First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Portugal | Virgin 608405First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | Virgin OVED-10 / Virgin OVED 10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Sweden | Virgin OVED 10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Virgin 201915First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Virgin 201915LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1982 | France | Virgin 201915First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Virgin 201915First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Virgin 201915First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | France | Parlophone 0825646085385 / Warner Music France 0825646085385LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | France | Parlophone 0190295392369LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Dure Limite are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1982 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in France, Canada, Europe, Portugal and more. One of them is Virgin 201915, released May 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 201915, 201 915, VM 2242, 201 915-320) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 201.915-A x and [AGI logo] 82_5 201915 A TML. 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.
