Vinyl pressings
by Adamo · 1969
Olympia 1969 was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 8 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.
2YLB 10 77 21 M6 263783 PRunout side A
2YLB 1078 21 M6 263784 PRunout side B
2 YLB 1077Label side A
2 YLB 1078Label side B
YRX 50588-1Runout A stamped
YRX 50589-1Runout B stamped
YRX 50 588Label A
YRX 50 589Label B
2YLB 1077Runout, side 1
YLB 1078Runout, side 2
(2YLB 1077)Label, side 1
(2YLB 1078)Label, side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | France | La Voix De Son Maître CFELP 1341LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | La Voix De Son Maître CFELP 1341LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | La Voix De Son Maître CFELP 1341LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | La Voix De Son Maître CFELP 1341First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Columbia SMC 74 590First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | Germany | Columbia 1 C 062-23 016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Columbia 1 C 062-23 016 / Columbia SMC 74 590First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Greece | EMI 2YLB 1077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Greece | His Master's Voice CSDG 1253First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Greece | His Master's VoiceLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1969 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone CSDQ 8183First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Odeon OP-8663First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice CFELP 1341First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 1 J-062-23.016 wFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Turkey | Sahibinin Sesi TCLP 3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Pathé SPAO 67.281LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître CFELP 1341LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Olympia 1969 are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in France, Germany, Greece, Italy and more. One of them is La Voix De Son Maître CFELP 1341.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CFELP 1341, SMC 74 590, 1 C 062-23 016, 2YLB 1077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YLB 10 77 21 M6 263783 P and 2YLB 1078 21 M6 263784 P. 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.
