Vinyl pressings
by BZN · 1976
Mon Amour was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
NG2141 -A//29261-1-Y 4 1 1Runout side A, variant 1
NG2141-B//29262-1-Y 3 1 1Runout side B, variant 1
NG2141 -A//29261-1-Y 30 1 1Runout side A, variant 2
NG2141-B//29262-1-Y 15 1 1Runout side B, variant 2
98234 ARunout side A
98234 BRunout side B
98 234 A-1Runout side A
98 234 B-1Runout side B
NG2141ARunout side A
NG2141BRunout side B
NG 2141 ALabel side A
NG 2141 BLabel side B
NG2141ARunout side A
NG2141BRunout side B
NG 2141 ALabel side A
NG 2141 BLabel side B
KSAT-572-ARunout side A
KSAT-572-BRunout side B
KSAT-572-ALabel side A
KSAT-572-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-98 234 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-98 234First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-98 234 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-98 2347", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP 3549First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Parlophone NZP 3549First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Portugal | Orfeu KSAT 572First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Negram NG 2141First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Belgium | Best Seller 4B006-98234First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Australia | EMI International EMI-113497", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Brazil | Chantecler 4.21-101-0067", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Turkey | Eurovox VOX 80137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Australia | EMI International EMI-113497", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Mon Amour are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, New Zealand and more. One of them is Negram NG 2141, released August 27, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NG 2141, 4B006-98234, 1C 006-98 234, NZP 3549) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NG2141 -A//29261-1-Y 4 1 1 and NG2141-B//29262-1-Y 3 1 1. 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.
