Vinyl pressings
by Dalida · 1978
Génération 78 was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 7 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.
[Areacem logo] IS ̶4̶5̶7̶3̶2̶ A 10 ̶4̶5̶7̶3̶3̶ 49357 ARunout A
IS 4̶5̶ ̶7̶3̶3̶ B10 [Areacem logo] 49357Runout B
49.357/1Label A
49.357/2Label B
SIST 2184-4Runout side A
SIST 2188-2Runout side B
(SIST 2187) SLabel side A
(SIST 2188) SLabel side B
CL-359-1S 1A? DStamped runout side A [variant 1]
CL-360-1S 1A D DStamped runout side B [variant 1]
CL-359-1S 2A ? DStamped runout side A [variant 2]
CL360-1S 2A CStamped runout side B [variant 2]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Able AB.880 / Is Orlando AB.880First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Able ABT-14First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1978 | France | Orlando International Shows IS 49.357 / Carrere 49.357First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Orlando International Shows 8.016First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1978 | Greece | Philips 6060 309First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Italy | Durium Marche Estere DE 3008First year7" | 7" |
| 1978 | Madagascar | Orlando International Shows IS 49.357First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Turkey | Yankı YP 134First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Japan | Seven Seas CM-162First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Seven Seas CM-162First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Génération 78 are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in France, Japan, Canada, Greece and more. One of them is Orlando International Shows IS 49.357.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IS 49.357, 8.016, CM-162, AB.880) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [Areacem logo] IS ̶4̶5̶7̶3̶2̶ A 10 ̶4̶5̶7̶3̶3̶ 49357 A and IS 4̶5̶ ̶7̶3̶3̶ B10 [Areacem logo] 49357. 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.
