Vinyl pressings
by Adamo · 1968
Le Ruisseau De Mon Enfance was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 5 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.
7XLB 1488 21B M3 259464Mould SID Code - Side A
7XLB 1489 22 M3 259465Mould SID Code - Side B
7 XLB 1488Center label - Side A
7 XLB 1489Center label - Side B
7XLB 1488 21B M3 259464Runout side A
7XLB 1489 22 M3 259465Runout side B
7 XLB 1488Label side A
7 XLB 1489Label side B
7XLB 1488Mould SID Code - Side A
7XLB 1489Mould SID Code - Side B
7 XLB 1488Center label - Side A
7 XLB 1489Center label - Side B
7-XLB 1488 P-1968Mould SID Code - Side A
7-XLB 1489 P-1968Mould SID Code - Side B
7 XLB. 1488Center label - Side A
7 XLB. 1489Center label - Side B
7 XLB 1488Label side A
7 XLB 1489Label side B
7XCR 50450-1Runout side A
7XCR 50451-1Runout side B
7 XCR 50 450Label side A
7 XCR 50 451Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Belgium | His Master's Voice GBP 250First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Belgium | His Master's Voice GBP 250First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Pathé 77.747First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | La Voix De Son Maître VF 511First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | La Voix De Son Maître VF 511First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia C 23 803First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Columbia C 23 803First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7 QH 5126 / His Master's Voice QH 5126First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Japan | Odeon OR-19397", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Not On Label7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Greece | His Master's Voice 7MG 2517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Le Ruisseau De Mon Enfance are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in France, Belgium, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is La Voix De Son Maître VF 511.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VF 511, GBP 250, 77.747, C 23 803) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XLB 1488 21B M3 259464 and 7XLB 1489 22 M3 259465. 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.
