Vinyl pressings
by Françoise Hardy · 1978
J'écoute De La Musique Saoule was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 6 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.
52 822 Z A I A M 6 325899 IRunout side A
2 C 052 52 822 Z B M 6 325900 I 5 2822 Z B IRunout side B
C 052 - 52.822 Z ALabel side A
C 052 - 52.822 Z 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Argentina | EMI 14703First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Argentina | EMI 14703First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Belgium | Pathé 4C006-14703First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Canada | Pathé 78.006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Colombia | Odeon 46987First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 2C 052-52.88 ZFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | France | Pathé 2C 052 52822 Z / Pathé C 052 - 52.822 ZFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | France | Pathé 2C008-14703 / Pathé 2C 008-14.703First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Pathé 2C 008-14.703First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Pathé SP 633First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | France | Pathé JBPAT 600.218First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | France | Pathé 2C 008-14.703First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Pathé 2C008-14703 / Pathé 2C 008-14.703First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 006-14703First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of J'écoute De La Musique Saoule are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in France, Argentina, Belgium, Canada and more. One of them is Pathé 2C 052 52822 Z.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2C 052 52822 Z, 2C008-14703, 2C 008-14.703, 2C 052-52.88 Z) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 52 822 Z A I A M 6 325899 I and 2 C 052 52 822 Z B M 6 325900 I 5 2822 Z B I. 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.
