US
June 1954- Label and catalog number
- Angel Records 35065Angel Records ANG. 35065
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
(XAX.378)Matrix side A
(XAX.379)Matrix side B
XAX-378-2N R 1Runout stamped side A
XAX-379-1N R 1Runout stamped side B
Vinyl pressings
by Claude Debussy · 1954
Images / Pour Le Piano / Estampes was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1954, 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.
(XAX.378)Matrix side A
(XAX.379)Matrix side B
XAX-378-2N R 1Runout stamped side A
XAX-379-1N R 1Runout stamped side B
XAX 378-4NSide A runout
XAX 379-2NSide B runout
XAX378Side A label
XAX379Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | UK | Columbia 33CX 1137 / Columbia 33CX 1137First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | US | Angel Records 35065 / Angel Records ANG. 35065First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | Columbia 33CX 1137 / Columbia 33CX1137LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 061-00413 / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 061-00.413 PLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | Fabbri Editori GIM-03 / Fabbri Editori 310060LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Fabbri Editori 310060 / Fabbri Editori GIM-03LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 2905511LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Angel Records 11024LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Columbia 33OCX 1137 / Columbia 33-OCX-1137LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Columbia FCX 282LP, Deluxe Edition | LP, Deluxe Edition |
| ? | France | Columbia FCX 30.023LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Columbia 33 FCX 282LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Columbia QCX 10103LP | LP |
| ? | Italy | EMI ITALIANA S.p.A. 3C 053-01025LP | LP |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records AB-8003LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records EAC 60121LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Columbia 33CX 1137LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Angel Records 35065 / Angel Records ANG. 35065LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Angel Records 35065LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Angel Records 35065LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Angel Records 35065 / Angel Records ANG. 35065LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Angel Records 35065LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
23 vinyl pressings of Images / Pour Le Piano / Estampes are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1954 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in US, UK. One of them is Angel Records 35065, released June 1954.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 35065, 33CX 1137) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (XAX.378) and (XAX.379). 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.
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