Vinyl pressings
by Adamo · 1965
Mes Mains Sur Tes Hanches was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
4 7TLB 137 21 M3 241743Runout A stamped, variant 1
IV 7TLB 138 21 M3 241 744Runout B stamped, variant 1
7TLB 137 21 V M3 241743Runout A stamped, variant 2
1 7TLB 138 21 M3 241 744Runout B stamped, variant 2
7 TLB 137 21Runout side A, stamped
7 TLB 138 21Runout side B, stamped
7 TLB 137Label side A
7 TLB 138Label side B
4 7TLB 137 21 M3 241743Runout side A, variant 1
Ⅲ 7TLB 138 21 M3 241744Runout side B, variant 1
3 7TLB 137 21 M3 241743Runout side A, variant 2
7TLB 138 21 M3 241744Runout side B, variant 2
7 TLB 137Runout side A etched
7 TLB 138Runout side B etched
7 TLB 137Label side A
7 TLB 138Label side B
7 TLB 137Runout side A etched
7 TLB 138Runout side B etched
7 TLB 137 EGR 169Label side A
7 TLB 138 EGR 169Label side B
7TLB 137 21 M3 241743Runout side A stamped
7TLB 138 21 M3 241744Runout side B stamped
(7 TLB 137)Label side A
(7 TLB 138)Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Belgium | His Master's Voice EGR 169First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Belgium | His Master's Voice EGR 169First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | France | La Voix De Son Maître EGF 827 / La Voix De Son Maître 7 EGF 827First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | France | La Voix De Son Maître EGF 827First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | France | La Voix De Son Maître EGF 827 / La Voix De Son Maître 7 EGF 827First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Netherlands | La Voix De Son Maître EGF 827 / La Voix De Son Maître 7 EGF 827First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Portugal | A Voz Do Dono 7 LEG 6035First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 14.198 / La Voz De Su Amo EPL 14.198 ESFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1965 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 14.198 / La Voz De Su Amo EPL 14.198 ESFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1965 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 14.198 / La Voz De Su Amo 7 EPL 14.198First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 14.198First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
11 vinyl pressings of Mes Mains Sur Tes Hanches are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal and more. One of them is La Voix De Son Maître EGF 827.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EGF 827, EGR 169, 7 LEG 6035, 7EPL 14.198) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 4 7TLB 137 21 M3 241743 and IV 7TLB 138 21 M3 241 744. 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.
