France
1974- Label and catalog number
- Barclay 90 010
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Charles Aznavour · 1974
Visages De L'Amour was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SMX-45946
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Barclay L 35463First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 90 010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 90 010LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | Germany | Barclay BLP 16.060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Barclay L 35463First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Barclay 80211LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Barclay 90.052 / Barclay 90.010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Japan | Barclay GP-358LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Turkey | Barclay 90 010 / Barclay 618LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Barclay 80211LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | France | Barclay 90 243LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | France | Barclay 90 243LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Barclay 90 010 / Barclay XBLY 90 010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Visages De L'Amour are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1974 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in France, Australia, Germany, New Zealand. One of them is Barclay 90 010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 90 010, L 35463, BLP 16.060) 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.