Vinyl pressings
by France Gall · 1981
Tout Pour La Musique was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. 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 1981, 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.
FG 81 A WEA 50857 A MPOVariant 1, side 1
FG 81 B WEA 50857 B MPOVariant 1, side 2
MPO WEA 50857 A1Variant 2, side 1
MPO WEA 50857 B1Variant 2, side 2
R / S Alsdorf 50852 A - 2Side A
R / S Alsdorf 50852 B - 2Side B
R / S Alsdorf 50857 A xSide A
R / S Alsdorf 50857 B 50857 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Europe | Atlantic 50857 / Atlantic ATL 50 857First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic 50.857 / Atlantic 50 857First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic 50 857LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic 50 857LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic ATL 50 857 / Atlantic 50 857First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Atlantic 50857 / Atlantic ATL 50 857First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | France | Atlantic 0190295992071LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | France | Atlantic 0190296716102LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Picture disc, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Picture disc, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Apache ATL 50 857LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Atlantic 50.857 / Atlantic 50 857LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Tout Pour La Musique are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1981 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in France, Europe, Germany. One of them is Atlantic 50.857.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 50.857, ATL 50 857, 50857) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FG 81 A WEA 50857 A MPO and FG 81 B WEA 50857 B MPO. 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.
