Vinyl pressings
by Françoise Hardy · 1963
L'amour S'en Va was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 2 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.
EXP-3504-VOGRunout side A, etched variant 1
EXP-3505-VOGRunout side B, etched variant 1
EXP-3504-VOG.1Runout side A, etched variant 2
EXP-3505-VOG¹Runout side B, etched variant 2
EXP - 3504 - VOG.1Etched side A
EXP - 3505 - VOG¹Etched side B
(EXP.3504-VOG)Label A
(EXP.3505-VOG)Label B
EXP-3504-VOG¹A-side runout, etched
EXP-3505-VOG¹B-side runout, etched
EXP-3504-VOG¹Side A runout, etched
EXP-3505-VOG¹Side B runout, etched
EXP-3504-VOGRunout side A, etched
EXP-3505-VOGRunout side B, etched
EXP.3504-VOGOn center label side A
EXP.3505-VOGOn center label side B
EXP-3504-VOG·1On center label side A
EXP-3505-VOG ¹On center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | France | Disques Vogue EPL. 8 076 / Disques Vogue EPL. 8076First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | France | Disques Vogue EPL. 8 076 / Disques Vogue EPL. 80767", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1963 | France | Disques Vogue EPL. 8 076 / Disques Vogue EPL. 8076First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | France | Disques Vogue EPL. 8 076First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | France | Disques Vogue EPL. 8076First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1963 | France | Disques Vogue EPL. 8 076 / Disques Vogue EPL. 8076First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | France | Disques Vogue EPL. 8 076 / Disques Vogue EPL. 8076First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Spain | Disques Vogue HV 27-97 / Hispavox HV 27-97First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Spain | Disques Vogue HV 27-97 / Hispavox HV 27-97First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Germany | Disques Vogue EPL. 8 076 / Vogue Schallplatten EPD 150047", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1966 | South Africa | Disques Vogue EPL 8076 / Disques Vogue VGE 7057", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Disques Vogue EPL 80767", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of L'amour S'en Va are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1963 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in France, Spain. One of them is Disques Vogue EPL. 8 076.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPL. 8 076, EPL. 8076, HV 27-97) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EXP-3504-VOG and EXP-3505-VOG. 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.
