Vinyl pressings
by Blues Trottoir · 1987
Un Soir De Pluie was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 6 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.
[SNA logo] 14298 A IIRunout A-side, variant 1
14298 B [SNA logo]Runout B-side, variant 1
[SNA logo] 14298 ARunout A-side, variant 2
14298 B PC [SNA logo]Runout B-side, variant 2
[SNA logo] 8800 ASide A runout
[SNA logo] 8800 BSide B runout
8800/ 1Side A label
8800/ 2Side B label
14298 ARunout side A etched
14298 BRunout side B etched
14298/1Label side A
14298/2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | Polydor 887 686-1First year12", EP | 12", EP |
| 1987 | Canada | Polydor POS 1009 / Carrere POS 1009First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | France | Carrere 14.298 / Carrere 14298First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | France | Carrere 8800 / Carrere 8.800First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | France | Fashion Production 14.298 / Carrere 14.298First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Germany | Carrere CAR 6.20809First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Germany | Carrere CAR 6.14899 / Carrere CAR 6.14899 ACFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Germany | Carrere CAR 6.14899 / Carrere CAR 6.14899 ACFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Italy | Carrere CAR 72023 / Fashion Production CAR 72023First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1987 | Spain | SANNI RECORDS CAR 8800First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Spain | Carrere CAR 14298First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | Spain | Carrere CAR 14298First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | Carrere CART 424First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1988 | Denmark | Mega Records MRCS 23267", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Portugal | Victoria Records 523-S-VRP7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Un Soir De Pluie are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in France, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Carrere 14.298.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 14.298, 8800, CART 424, 887 686-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [SNA logo] 14298 A II and 14298 B [SNA logo]. 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.
