Vinyl pressings
by Françoise Hardy · 1963
Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour 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.
10 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 4 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 3706 VOG 3Runout side A variant 1, 2
EXP 3707 VOG 1Runout side B variant 1
EXP 3707 VOGRunout side B variant 2
(EXP .3706-I-VOG)Label side A
EXP 3706 VOG 3Etched side A variant 1, 2
EXP 3707 VOG 1Etched side B variant 1
EXP 3707 VOGEtched side B variant 2
(EXP .3706-I-VOG)Label side A
EXP 3706 VOG 3Etched side A
EXP 3707 VOGEtched side B
EXP 3706 VOG 3Etched side A (variant 1)
EXP 3707 VOG 1Etched side B (variant 1)
EXP 3706 VOG 3Etched side A varitant 1 & 2
EXP 3707 VOG 1Etched side B varitant 1
EXP 3707 VOGEtched side B varitant 2
(EXP .3706-I-VOG)Label side A
EXP 3706 VOG 3Hand-Etched side A
EXP 3707 VOGHand-Etched side B
(EXP.3706-I-VOG)Center label A
(EXP.3707-VOG)Center label B
10000Label Side A
10001Label 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. 8 139 / Disques Vogue EPL. 8139First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | France | Disques Vogue EPL. 8 139 / Disques Vogue EPL. 8139First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | France | Disques Vogue EPL. 8 139 / Disques Vogue EPL. 8139First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | France | Disques Vogue EPL. 8 139 / Disques Vogue EPL. 8139First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | France | Disques Vogue EPL. 8 139 / Disques Vogue EPL. 8139First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Germany | Disques Vogue EPL. 8 139 / Vogue EPL. 8 139First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Germany | Disques Vogue EPL. 8 139 / Vogue EPL. 8 139First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Disques Vogue EPL. 8 139First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Spain | Disques Vogue HV 27-110 / Hispavox HV 27-110First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Spain | Disques Vogue HV 27-110 / Hispavox HV 27-110First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1965 | UK | Disques Vogue VRE 50017", EP | 7", EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Disques Vogue EPL. 8 139 / Disques Vogue EPL. 81397", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain. One of them is Disques Vogue EPL. 8 139.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPL. 8 139, HV 27-110) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EXP 3706 VOG 3 and EXP 3707 VOG 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.
