UK
1978- Label and catalog number
- His Master's Voice ASD 3444
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic
- Runout / matrix
Q2LA 9216-1 17 2Side A Runout, Stamped
Q2LA 9217-1 14 1Side B Runout, Stamped
tQ 2LA 9216tSide A Label
tQ 2LA 9217tSide B Label
Vinyl pressings
by Darius Milhaud · 1978
La Création Du Monde 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.
12 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 8 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.
Q2LA 9216-1 17 2Side A Runout, Stamped
Q2LA 9217-1 14 1Side B Runout, Stamped
tQ 2LA 9216tSide A Label
tQ 2LA 9217tSide B Label
Q2LA 9216-1Side A Runout, Stamped
Q2LA 9217-1Side B Runout, Stamped
SQ-1-37442 G-3 Wayne MASTERED BY CAPITOL #1 [Tulip]34723Runout side A, variant 1
SQ-2-37442 G-3 Wayne MASTERED BY CAPITOL #1 [Tulip]34723Runout side B, variant 1
SQ-1-37442-G1 #2 [Tulip] ERT MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A, variant 2
SQ-2-37442-G1 [Tulip] MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B, variant 2
SQ-1-37442Matrix Side A on label
SQ-2-37442Matrix Side B on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Germany | His Master's Voice 34 859 9 / EMI Electrola 34 859 9LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | Brazil | Angel Records 31C 067 02945QFirst yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | France | Angel Records S-37442 / Angel Records SQ-37442First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069-02945First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069-02945First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 065-02 945 Q / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 065-02 945 QFirst yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | Germany | His Master's Voice 1C 065-02 945 Q / Die Stimme Seines Herrn 1C 065-02 945 QFirst yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 065-02945 QFirst yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | Spain | EMI 1C 065-002 945 QFirst yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3444First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3444First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSHMV 11073 / His Master's Voice LSHMV 11073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Angel Records S-37442First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3444 / EMI ASD 3444LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069-02945LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records EAC-80401LP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of La Création Du Monde are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1977 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, France, Yugoslavia and more. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 3444.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 3444, S-37442, LSHMV 11073, 31C 067 02945Q) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Q2LA 9216-1 17 2 and Q2LA 9217-1 14 1. 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.