Vinyl pressings
by France Gall · 1980
Paris, France was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 3 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.
MPO WEA 50707 A Ʈ xRunout side A etched - variant 1
MPO WEA 50707 B Ʈ xRunout side B etched - variant 1
MPO WEA 50707 A ƮRunout side A etched - variant 2
MPO WEA 50707 B ƮRunout side B etched - variant 2
MPO WEA 50 707 ASide A, variant 1
MPO WEA 50 707 BSide B, variant 1
MPO WEA 50 707 AYISide A, variant 2
MPO WEA 50 707 BIXSide B, variant 2
MPO WEA 50707 A o T
MPO WEA 50707 B T R
MPO WEA 50707 A1ƮSide A
MPO WEA 50707 B1ƮSide B
MPO WEA 50707 A Ʈ xRunout side A etched
MPO WEA 50707 B Ʈ xRunout side B etched
(50 707 A)Label side A
(50 707 B)Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Atlantic 50 707 / Atlantic 50707First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Atlantic 50707 / Atlantic 50 707First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Atlantic 50 707First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50 707First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50 707First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Atlantic 50 707 / Atlantic 50707First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Atlantic 50 707 / Atlantic 50707First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | France | Apache ATL 50 707LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | France | Atlantic 0190295992088LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Atlantic 50707 / Atlantic ATL 50 707LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Paris, France are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1980 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in France, Germany, Netherlands. One of them is Atlantic 50 707, released May 19, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 50 707, 50707, ATL 50 707) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO WEA 50707 A Ʈ x and MPO WEA 50707 B Ʈ x. 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.
