Vinyl pressings
by Eve Brenner · 1976
Le Matin Sur La Rivière 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.
15 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
5C 006-14279-A//28431-1-Y CJ •1 1 1Runout side A etched
5C 006-14279-B//28432-1-Y 14 1 1Runout side B etched
5C 006-14279-ALabel side A
5C 006-14279-BLabel side B
14279 A 21 SP 445 A ̶M̶3̶ ̶3̶1̶1̶2̶5̶4̶ ̶1̶ M3 311987On run out area side A
14279 B 21 SP 445 B ̶M̶3̶ ̶3̶1̶1̶2̶5̶5̶ ̶1̶ M3 311988On run out area side A
C 010-14.279 AOn center label side A
C 010-14.279 BOn center label side B
14279 A 21 SP 445 A M3 311 254 1Runout side A
14279 B 21 SP 445 B M3 311255 1Runout side B
C 010 - 14.279 ALabel side A
C 010 - 14.279 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 | Argentina | EMI 1347First yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Australia | EMI International EMI-11227First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Canada | Pathé 77.976First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Pathé 2 C 010-14279 / Pathé 2 C 010-14.279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Pathé 2 C 010-14279 / Pathé 2C 010-14.279First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Pathé 2 C 010-14279 / Pathé 2C 010-14.279First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Pathé SP 445First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-14 279 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-14 279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Greece | Pathé 2J 006 14279First yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Italy | Pathé 3C 006-14279First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Japan | Odeon EOR-20095First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 006-14279 / Pathé 5C 006-14 279First yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Portugal | EMI 8E 006-14279 GFirst yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Spain | Pathé 1 J 006-14279First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | EMI EMI 2502First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | EMI EMI-112277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | EMI EMI-112277", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of Le Matin Sur La Rivière are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands, UK, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is EMI 5C 006-14279.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-14279, EMI 2502, 1347, 77.976) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C 006-14279-A//28431-1-Y CJ •1 1 1 and 5C 006-14279-B//28432-1-Y 14 1 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.
