Vinyl pressings
by Adamo · 1963
Chansons Non Commerciales was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1963, 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.
OXLB6-115/4Runout stamped A side, variant 1
OXLB6-116/4Runout stamped B side, variant 1
OXLB-115/6Runout A stamped, variant 2
OXLB-116/6Runout B stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Belgium | La Voix De Son Maître RDLP 8 / His Master's Voice RDLP.8First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Belgium | La Voix De Son Maître RCLP 5 / La Voix De Son Maître RCLP.5LP | LP |
| 1965 | Japan | Odeon OR 7066LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice HFLP 1044LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1966 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QELP 8156LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QELP 8156LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Germany | Electrola SHZE 207LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Belgium | Sounds Superb 2M 048-52.003 / Sounds Superb 2M 048-52003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Sounds Superb 2M 048-52.003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Music For Pleasure 2M 046-11419 / Music For Pleasure 2M 046-11.419LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Odeon SME 74 275LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Chansons Non Commerciales are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1963 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in Belgium. One of them is La Voix De Son Maître RDLP 8, released September 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RDLP 8) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, OXLB6-115/4 and OXLB6-116/4. 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.
