France
1961- Label and catalog number
- Disques Vogue LD. 491-30
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Mono
- Runout / matrix
MS• 1064•30•1Side A, hand engraved
MS• 1065•30•1Side B, hand engraved
Vinyl pressings
by Django Reinhardt · 1961
L'Inoubliable 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 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.
MS• 1064•30•1Side A, hand engraved
MS• 1065•30•1Side B, hand engraved
MS• 1064•30•1Side A, hand engraved
MS• 1065•30•1Side B, hand engraved
Ⓘ -1 (under the code) R-6075 - A-2 10,717Side A
Ⓘ -1 (under the code) R-6075 - B-2 10,218Side 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 | France | Disques Vogue LD. 491-30First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Disques Vogue LD. 491-30First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Reprise Records R-6075First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Reprise Records R-6075First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | Disques Vogue LD. 491-30LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1962 | Italy | Disques Vogue V. 30-034LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1963 | Canada | Reprise Records R-6075LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1963 | Canada | Reprise Records RS-6075LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Reprise Records R9-6075LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Reprise Records RS-6075LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | Disques Vogue CLD 813 / Disques Vogue CLD. 813LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Disques Vogue YX-6007LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Italy | Fonit Cetra SFC 105 / Fonit Cetra cetra / sfc 105LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | GNP Crescendo GNP 9038LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Pye International ILP 1007LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | France | Vogue 500813LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Vogue CLD 813LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS-6075LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Uruguay | Reprise Records 12.475 / ANTAR 12.475LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
19 vinyl pressings of L'Inoubliable are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1961 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in France, US. One of them is Disques Vogue LD. 491-30.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LD. 491-30, R-6075) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS• 1064•30•1 and MS• 1065•30•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.

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