Vinyl pressings
by Edith Piaf · 1959
Piaf! 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.
4 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
T 1-10210-N6#3 (Scranton "Anvil" Identifier)Side A runout - var. 1
T X 2-10210-N3#2 (Scranton "Anvil" Identifier)Side B runout - var. 1
T 1-10210-N6 (Scranton "Anvil" Identifier)Side A runout - var. 2
T X 2-10210-N3 (Scranton "Anvil" Identifier)Side B runout - var. 2
{Anvil/Lathe Symbol}Runout
- T X-1-10210 D 1Side A label
- T X 2-10210 D 1Side B label
- T X-1-10210-D1 (Scranton "Anvil" Identifier)Side A runout, stamped variant 1
- T X 2-10210-N1#2 (Scranton "Anvil" Identifier)Side B runout, stamped variant 1
T1-10210-N6 (Scranton "Anvil" Identifier)Side 1 runout, stamped variant 2
TX2-10210-N3 (Scranton "Anvil" Identifier)Side 2 runout, stamped variant 2
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 | Brazil | Odeon MOFB 133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T10210 / Capitol Records T-10210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T10210 / Capitol Records T-10210First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Capitol Records T10210 / Capitol Records T-10210First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Chile | Odeon LDC-36090LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | Peru | Odeon T10210LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records M-12038LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | DOL DOS627HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Destination Moon DMOO074LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Pathé ADTX 2002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T 10210LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Colombia | Odeon T-100164LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Piaf! are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1959 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Brazil. One of them is Capitol Records T10210.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T10210, MOFB 133) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T 1-10210-N6#3 (Scranton "Anvil" Identifier) and T X 2-10210-N3#2 (Scranton "Anvil" Identifier). 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.
