Vinyl pressings
by Dalida · 1960
Romantica 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.
4 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
7EBARC 46016 / M3 205463Runout stamped side A
7EBARC 46017 / 7EBLY 5521 / M3 205464Runout stamped side B
7E BLY 5520Label side A
7E Barc. 46.016Label side A
7-EBLY-5520-14Runout side A
7-EBLY-5521-14 URunout side B
7E BLY 5520Label side A
7E BLY 5521Label side B
7E BLY 5520
7E BLY 5521
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 | Belgium | Barclay 70 336First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1960 | France | Barclay 70 3367", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1960 | Spain | Barclay BCGE 28224First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1960 | France | Barclay 70 336 / Barclay N° 70336First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1960 | France | Barclay 70 336 / Barclay 70336First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1960 | France | Barclay 70 3367", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1960 | France | Barclay 70 3367", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1960 | France | Barclay 70 3367", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1960 | France | Barclay 70 336 / Barclay 703367", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1960 | France | Barclay 70 336 / Barclay 703367", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 70 336 / Barclay 703367", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1962 | Japan | Barclay SLP-1Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 3367", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
13 vinyl pressings of Romantica are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1960 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in France, Belgium, Spain. One of them is Barclay 70 336, released April 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70 336, BCGE 28224) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7EBARC 46016 / M3 205463 and 7EBARC 46017 / 7EBLY 5521 / M3 205464. 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.
