Vinyl pressings
by Frédéric François · 1972
Je Voudrais Dormir Près De Toi was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
45 VB 4057 ARunout area side A
45 VB 4057 BRunout area side B
45 VB 4057 ALabel side A
45 VB 4057 BLabel side B
45 VB 4146 A³Runout side A
45 VB 4146 BRunout side B
(45 VB 4146 A)Label side A
(45 VB 4146 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Argentina | Music Hall 32.073First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | London Records LF. 1014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Disques Vogue 45 VB. 4057 / Disques Vogue 45. VB. 4057First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Disques Vogue 45 VB. 4057 / Disques Vogue 45. VB. 4057First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Vogue 45. VB. 4146 / Vogue 45 VB 4146First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Japan | Vogue YT-1025First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | Vogue YT-1025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Lebanon | Melodisc ME 4014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Portugal | Disques Vogue VATS 3018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Argentina | Music Hall 31 978 / Music Hall 31.9787", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Famoso SF 02517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Madagascar | Disques Vogue 45 VB 40577", EP, Single | 7", EP, Single |
| ? | Peru | Music Hall 70-4347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Je Voudrais Dormir Près De Toi are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in France, Argentina, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Disques Vogue 45 VB. 4057.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45 VB. 4057, 45. VB. 4146, 32.073, LF. 1014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 VB 4057 A and 45 VB 4057 B. 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.
