Vinyl pressings
by Dalida · 1961
Parlez-moi D'amour was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, the album's first year, in 3 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 70386 A 01Runout groove side A - Variant 1
BLY 70386 B 01Runout groove side B - Variant 1
BLY 70386 A D1 GFRunout groove side A - Variant 2
BLY 70386 B D1 GFRunout groove side B - Variant 2
QEB 5205Side A
QEB 5206Side B
QEB 5205Runout side A, stamped
QEB 5206Runout side B, stamped
QEB. 5205Label side A
QEB. 5206Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Spain | Barclay BCGE 28.305First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | Spain | Barclay BCGE 28.305First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | Belgium | Barclay 70386First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 386 / Barclay 70386First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 386 / Barclay 703867", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 386 / Barclay 703867", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 3867", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 386 / Barclay 703867", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1963 | France | Barclay 70 386 / Barclay 703867", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1963 | France | Barclay 70 386 / Barclay 703867", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Barclay 70 386 / Barclay 703867", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
11 vinyl pressings of Parlez-moi D'amour are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1961 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in France, Belgium, Spain. One of them is Barclay 70 386, released May 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70 386, 70386, BCGE 28.305) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLY 70386 A 01 and BLY 70386 B 01. 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.
