Vinyl pressings
by Charles Aznavour · 1961
Il Faut Savoir was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 3 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.
BLY 70388A X GFA-Side run-out, hand-etched
BLY 70388B GFB-Side run-out, hand-etched
BLY 70388 AA-Side - center label
BLY 70388 BB-Side - center label
BLY 70388A X GFA-Side run-out, hand-etched
BLY 70388B GFB-Side run-out, hand-etched
BLY 70388 AA-Side - center label
BLY 70388 BB-Side - center label
M3 217279 BLY 70388 A3 7EBARC 49299
BLY 70388 B M3 217231 7EBARC 19300
BLy 70388Ax GFSide A, runout, etched
BLy 70388B GFSide B, runout, etched
BLY 70388 ASide A, label
BLY 70388 BSide B, label
BLY 70388 A XSide A
BLY 70388 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 388First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 388 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | Spain | Barclay BCGE 28312First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1961 | Spain | Barclay BCGE 28312 / Barclay BCGE 28.312First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 3887", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 3887", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 388First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 388First year7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 3887", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 3887", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Belgium | Barclay 70 388 / Barclay 70388First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 3887", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 3887", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 388First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 3887", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Barclay 70 3887", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 3887", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 3887", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 3887", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 3887", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono | 7", EP, Mono, 45 RPM · Mono |
| ? | Spain | Barclay BCGE 283127", EP, Repress | 7", EP, Repress |
31 vinyl pressings of Il Faut Savoir are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1961 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in France, Belgium, Spain. One of them is Barclay 70 388, released August 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70 388, 70 388 M, BCGE 28312) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLY 70388A X GF and BLY 70388B GF. 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.
