Canada
1972- Label and catalog number
- Barclay 85003/04
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold

Vinyl pressings
by Charles Aznavour · 1972
Aznavour Chez Lui, À Paris was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1972, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Barclay 85003/04First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Barclay GW-243~4LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Barclay GW-243~4LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Spain | Barclay S - 50.013/14 / Barclay S - 50.013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Barclay 80475 / 80476LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Barclay 96.023/24LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Barclay 85003/04LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Barclay 85003/04, 85003, 85004LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Colombia | Barclay ECI-132LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Barclay 85003/04LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Barclay 80475 / Barclay 80476LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 80475 / 80476LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Barclay 80475 / 80476LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Barclay 80475 / 80476 / Barclay 80475 BLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Not On Label 80475 / 80476LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | France | Barclay 80475/80476 / Barclay XBLY 80475-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Peru | Barclay 91008-2LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Aznavour Chez Lui, À Paris are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Canada. One of them is Barclay 85003/04.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 85003/04) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.