Vinyl pressings
by Charles Aznavour · 1972
I Have Lived 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.
14 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
MGS-2980 SE-4875 PSE-S 2980 REV W&W RE corps INCRunout side A
MGS-2981 SE-4875 PSE-S 2981 ℗1972 REV W&W RE corps INCRunout side B
MGS 2980Label side A
MGS 2981Label side B
SE 4875 MGS 2980 REV ℗ 1972 MGM RECORDS, INC.Side A, Runout
SE 4875 MGS 2981 REV ℗ 1972 MGM RECORDS, INC.Side B, Runout
MGS-2980Side A, Center Label
MGS 2981Side B, Center Label
MGS-2980 SE-4875 PSE-S 2980 REV W&W RE corps INCRunout side A
MGS-2981 SE-4875 PSE-S 2981 ℗1972 REV W&W RE corps INCRunout side B
MGS 2980Label side A
MGS 2981Label side B
50472-1-2ERunout, side A, Variant 1
50472-2-1ERunout, side B, Variant 1
80472-A-3E AIFRunout, side A, Variant 2
80472-2-1E ATORunout, side B, Variant 2
50472-1-2ERunout Groove Side A
50472-2-1ERunout Groove 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Barclay 90019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Barclay 90019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Barclay 90019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Barclay 90019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Barclay 90.014 / Barclay 90014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Barclay BLY 90014-2 / Barclay 90.014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Barclay 90.014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | Barclay BCL 18002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Barclay 80472First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Barclay 80472First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | MGM Records SE-4875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | MGM Records SE-4875 / MGM Records SE 4875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | MGM Records SE-4875First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | MGM Records SE-4875First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Australia | Barclay L 35018 / Barclay L-35,018LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Barclay L 35018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Barclay L 35018LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | Barclay 80 472 / Barclay 80472LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Barclay 90 014 / Barclay 90.014LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Barclay 80 472 / Barclay 80472LP, Album | LP, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of I Have Lived are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is MGM Records SE-4875.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SE-4875, 80472, 90019, 90.014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGS-2980 SE-4875 PSE-S 2980 REV W&W RE corps INC and MGS-2981 SE-4875 PSE-S 2981 ℗1972 REV W&W RE corps INC. 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.
