Vinyl pressings
by Dalida · 1968
Le Temps Des Fleurs was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
BLY 80378 Y BARCX 6 25 19 2 M6 262789Side A runout groove etchings
BLY 80378 B Y BA RCX 62520 M6 262609Side B runout groove etchings
XBLY 80378-1Side A / Label
XBLY 80378-2Side B / Label
BLY 80378 Y BARCX 6 25 19 2 M6 262789Runout side A stamped
BLY 80378 Y BARCX 625 20 M6 262609Runout side B stamped
N° 80.378 ASide A label
N° 80.378 BSide B label
BLY 80378 A Y BARCX 6 25 19 2 M6 262789Runout area side A
BLY 80378 B Y BA RCX 62520 M6 262609Runout area side B
XBLY 80378-1Label side A
XBLY 80378-2Label side B
M6 262789 BLY 80378 Y BARCX 6 25 19 2Side A label
M6 262609 BLY 80378 B Y BARCX 625 20Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | France | Barclay 80378 / Barclay 80 378First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 80 378 / Barclay XBLY 80.378First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 80 378First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 80.378 / Barclay 80 378First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Greece | Barclay 80 378First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Brazil | Barclay 80378 / Ebrau 80378LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Brazil | Barclay 80378 / Ebrau 80378LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Barclay 80043LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Mexico | Barclay LPI-170LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Uruguay | Barclay BLP 40524 / Barclay BLP 80378LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | New Zealand | Barclay SFLZ-937LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Barclay 2205LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 950.055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 950.055LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Barclay 95.018 / Barclay 95018LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Belgium | Barclay 8-950.055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | France | Barclay 981 110-5LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Barclay 80378LP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of Le Temps Des Fleurs are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in France, Greece. One of them is Barclay 80378.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 80378, 80 378, 80.378) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLY 80378 Y BARCX 6 25 19 2 M6 262789 and BLY 80378 B Y BA RCX 62520 M6 262609. 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.
