Vinyl pressings
by Georges Brassens · 1966
IX was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
PHI AA 844758 1Y 380 844758 BYRunout, side A, stamped
PHI AA 844758 2Y 380 844758 BYRunout, side B, stamped
844.758 1YLabel, side A
844.758 2YLabel, side B
PHI AA 844758 1Y 380 844758 BYRunout, side A, stamped
PHI AA 844758 2Y 380 844758 BYRunout, side B, stamped
844.758 1YLabel, side A
844.758 2YLabel, side B
PHY AA 77 854 1 L D 380Runout Side A
PHY AA 77 854 2L D 380Runout Side B
77.854 1LLabel Side A
77.854 2LLabel Side B
PHI AA 77 854 1L 380Side A, variant 1&4&6
PHI AA 77 854 2L D1 380Side B, variant 1&3&6
PHI AA 77 854 1L D1 380Side A, variant 2&3
PHI AA 77 854 2L 380Side B, variant 2&4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | France | Philips P 77.854 LFirst yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1966 | France | Philips P 77.854 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Spain | Philips 842 141 PYFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | France | Philips 844.758 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | France | Philips 844.758 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Philips 844.758 BYLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Philips 844.758 BYLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Philips 844.758 BYLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | Philips 6332 136LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Philips FDX-278LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Japan | Philips FDX-278LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1979 | France | Philips 9101 051 / Philips 9 101 051LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | France | Mercury 2775652LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2011 | France | Mercury 2755264LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Philips 844.758LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Philips 77.854LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Philips 9 101 051 / Philips 9101 051LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 6325 017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Philips 6325 111 / Philips 844 758 BYLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | France | Philips 6499 784LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 6397 011 / Philips 844.758 BYLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Philips 9 101 051 / Philips 9101 051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Philips 9 101 051 / Philips 9101 051LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 9101 051 / Philips 6397 011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 844.758 BY / Philips 6499784LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 6325 111LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 9101 051 / Philips 9 101 051LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 6397.011 / Philips 6397 011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 6325 109LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
34 vinyl pressings of IX are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in France, Spain. One of them is Philips 844.758 BY, released November 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 844.758 BY, P 77.854 L, 842 141 PY) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PHI AA 844758 1Y 380 844758 BY and PHI AA 844758 2Y 380 844758 BY. 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.
