France
1960- Label and catalog number
- Valois MB 428
- Format
- LP, 10", Album
Vinyl pressings
by Clément Janequin · 1960
Chansons Françaises was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year. 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.
XS 55Label Side A
XS 56Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France | Valois MB 428First yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1960 | France | Valois MB 928 / Bärenreiter-Musicaphon MB 928First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | France | Valois MB 928First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | France | Valois MB 928LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | France | Valois MB 428LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Valois MB 776LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | France | Valois MB 728LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | US | Musical Heritage Society MHS 1872LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Jalons De La Musique JM 079LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | Valois MB 776LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken 6.41877 AW / Telefunken 6.41877LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken 6.41877 AWLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken 6.41877 AW / Telefunken 6.41877LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Chansons Françaises are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1960 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in France. One of them is Valois MB 428.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MB 428, MB 928) 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.