Vinyl pressings
by Elisabeth Jerome · 1976
Maladie D'Amour was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 7 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.
01014 325 AHand Etched on Runout Area side A
01014 325 BHand Etched on Runout Area side B
M3 312774 1Stamped on Runout Area side A
M3 312775 1Stamped on Runout Area side B
M3 312774 1Etched side A
M3 312775 1Etched side B
C 010-14.325 ALabel side A
C 010-14.325 BLabel side B
4C 010-14325 A FPRunout side A
4C 010-14325 B FPRunout side B
4C010-14325 AOn center label side A
4C010-14325 BOn center label side B
4C010-14325-A FPRunout side A
4C010-14325-B FPRunout side B
4C010-14325 ALabel side A
4C010-14325 BLabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Belgium | Pathé 4C 010 14325First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Belgium | Pathé 4C 010-14325First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Belgium | Pathé 4C 010-14325First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Belgium | Pathé 4C 010-14325First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Tiffany TY-102First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | France | Pathé 2C 010-14325 / Pathé 2C 010-14.325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Pathé 2 C 010-14325 / Pathé 2C 010-14.325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Pathé 2C 010-14325 / Pathé 2C 010-14.325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Madagascar | EMI 2C 010-14.325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 006-14325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Portugal | Pathé 8E 006 14325 GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Spain | Pathé 10 C 006-14325First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Maladie D'Amour are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in France, Belgium, Canada, Madagascar and more. One of them is Pathé 2C 010-14325.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2C 010-14325, 2 C 010-14325, 4C 010 14325, 4C 010-14325) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01014 325 A and 01014 325 B. 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.
