UK
1970- Label and catalog number
- Gemini GME 1004
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
GME 1004 A2Side A runout, stamped
GME 1004 B2Side B runout, stamped

Vinyl pressings
by The Ghost · 1970
When You're Dead - One Second was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
GME 1004 A2Side A runout, stamped
GME 1004 B2Side B runout, stamped
M6 276591 91898 A 21Side A - Stamped
M6 276592 91898 B 21Side B - Stamped
PEtched on both side
91898-A-28-10-70 IRunout side A
91898-B-28-10-70 IRunout side B
91898 ALabel side A
91898 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Stateside 2C 062-91898First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Columbia 3C 062 - 91898First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Gemini GME 1004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Odeon SOLP-7165First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | Exit Records 3519 GS / Ekipo 3519 GSLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Mexico | Vida I-VLP-5001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Bam-Caruso Records KIRI 077LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Spain | Wah Wah Records LPS033LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Italy | Mellotron Records MLP 001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2010 | Italy | Mellotron Records MLP 001LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Italy | Mellotron Records MLP 001LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Italy | Mellotron Records MLP 001LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 2024 | Italy | Mellotron Records MLP 001LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Italy | Mellotron Records MLP 001LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Italy | Mellotron Records MLP 001LP, Deluxe Edition, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Deluxe Edition, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Gemini GME 1004LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Italy | Mellotron Records MLP 001LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Mellotron Records MLP 001LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of When You're Dead - One Second are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1970 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, France, Italy, Venezuela. One of them is Gemini GME 1004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GME 1004, 2C 062-91898, 3C 062 - 91898, SOLP-7165) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GME 1004 A2 and GME 1004 B2. 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.