Vinyl pressings
by Edith Piaf · 1959
Milord was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
7 TCL 1219 21 M3 200666Runout side A, stamped
7 TCL 1221 21 M3 200692Runout side B, stamped
7 TCL 1219Label side A
7 TCL 1221Label side B
7TCL 1219 21 M3 200666Side A runout groove machine-engraved
7TCL 1221 21 M3 200692Side B runout groove machine-engraved
7 TCL 1219Side A label
7 TCL 1221Side B label
7 TCL 1219 21 M3 200666Stamped side A
7 TCL 1221 21 M3 200692Stamped side B
7 TCL 1219Label side A
7 TCL 1221Label side B
ET 7XCL 12-1N RMRunout side A
ET 7XCL 13-2N RLRunout side B
7XCL 12 45Label side A
7XCL 13 45Label side B
7XCL 12-1N R ET 1A Side runout, stamped
7XCL 13-2N G ET 1B Side runout, stamped
7TCL -1221 (overwritten)-A 1219 (etched)Runouts A-side
7TCL-1221-BRunouts B-side
(7 TCL 1219)Label A-side
(7TCL 1221)Label B-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Denmark | Columbia ESRF 1245First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Denmark | Columbia ESRF 1245First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | France | Columbia ESRF 1245First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1959 | France | Columbia ESRF 1245First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1959 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 82First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1959 | Italy | Columbia SCDQ 2089First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Italy | Columbia SCDQ 2089First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Italy | Columbia SCDQ 2089First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Italy | Columbia SCDQ 2089First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Columbia ESRF 1245 / Columbia ESRF 1245 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Columbia ESRF 1245 / Columbia ESRF 1245 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7 EPL 13.380First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7 EPL 13.380First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 13.380 / La Voz De Su Amo 7 EPL 13.380First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 13.380First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Germany | Columbia C 21 346 / Columbia 45-DW 57607", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | France | Columbia ESRF 12457", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 827", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
| 1965 | Italy | Columbia SCDQ 20897", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Columbia DO-41817", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | Pathé PAM 52.311Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Pathé PAM 77.3117", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Denmark | Columbia 45-DD 7097", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Denmark | Columbia 45-DD 7097", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Denmark | Columbia 45-DD 7097", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 10387", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | Columbia ESRF 1245 / Columbia ESRF 1245 M7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | Columbia ESRF 12457", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Columbia ESRF 12457", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Columbia ESRF 12457", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 21 3467", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 21 346 / Columbia 45-DW 57607", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 21 346 / Columbia 45-DW 57607", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Columbia C 21 346 / Columbia 45-DW 57607", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
56 vinyl pressings of Milord are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1959 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in France, UK, Denmark, Ireland and more. One of them is Columbia ESRF 1245, released November 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ESRF 1245, 45-DC 754, 45-DC (I) 754, SCMG 82) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7 TCL 1219 21 M3 200666 and 7 TCL 1221 21 M3 200692. 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.
