Vinyl pressings
by Christophe · 1973
Les Paradis Perdus was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MT44025 A1 ['Société De Pressage De Disque' logo]Side A runout
MT44025 B1 ['Société De Pressage De Disque' logo]SIde B runout
MT 44025 ASide A label
MT 44025 BSide B label
MT44025ARunout etched A side
MT44025BRunout etched B side
X MT 44025 A
X MT44025 B
STERLINGRunout A Stamped
GS-179-ARunout A Handwritten
GS-179-BRunout B Handwritten
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Gamma GS 179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Les Disques Motors MT 44025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Les Disques Motors MT 44025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Les Disques Motors MT 44025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Les Disques Motors 2933 204LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | France | Les Disques Motors 2933 204 / Les Disques Motors MT 44025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | France | Les Disques Motors 2933 204 / Les Disques Motors MT 44025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Greece | Les Disques Motors 14C 064-98857 / Les Disques Motors 14C-064-98857LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Les Disques Motors MTO 77001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | France | Les Disques Motors 538310661 / BMG 538310661LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Les Disques Motors 14C-064-98857LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
11 vinyl pressings of Les Paradis Perdus are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1973 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in France, Canada. One of them is Les Disques Motors MT 44025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MT 44025, GS 179) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MT44025 A1 ['Société De Pressage De Disque' logo] and MT44025 B1 ['Société De Pressage De Disque' logo]. 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.
