Vinyl pressings
by Edith Piaf · 1956
La Vie En Rose was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
XLP30475-1CSide A stamped, variant 1
XLP30476-1F | A | ASide B stamped / etched, variant 1
XLP30475-1D T HSide A stamped, variant 2
XLP30476-1F H IIISide B stamped / etched, variant 2
XLP30475-1BRunout, Side A
XLP30476-1FRunout, Side B
x"Lp" 30475Matrix side A
x"Lp" 30476Matrix side B
XLP30475-1B.Runout side A [stamped]
XLP30476-1F.Runout side B [stamped]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia CL 898First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia CL 898LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 898First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 898First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 898LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234581LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP 234581 / CBS CL 898LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | US | Columbia CCL 898LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 1973 | US | Columbia CCL 898LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 1973 | US | Columbia CCL 898LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Doxy DOY684LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2016 | Europe | DOL DOS714HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Not Now Music NOTLP362LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia CL 898LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 898LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Special Service Records CCL 898LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of La Vie En Rose are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1956 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 898.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 898) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP30475-1C and XLP30476-1F | A | A. 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.
