Vinyl pressings
by Gérard Lenorman · 1976
Voici Les Clés was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 5 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.
S-4913-1A-1Runout side A, variant 1
S-4913-2B-1Runout side B, variant 1
S-4913-1A-2Runout side A, variant 2
P̶1̶R̶ 5̶0̶5̶0̶-̶1̶A̶-̶1̶ S-4913-2B-1Runout side B, variant 2
C5-8157A-1A-2G: oSide A, etched runout
C5-8157-B-1A-2G:Side B, etched runout
(8157 A)Side A, label
(8157 B)Side B, label
CBS4913A¹/Runout side A
CBS4913B¹/Runout side B
CBS 4913 AStamped runout side A
CBS 4913 BStamped runout side B
CBS 4913 ARunout side A
CBS 4913 2BRunout side B
CBS 4913 A1Runout A side
CBS 4913 B1Runout B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | CBS C5-8157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 4913First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 4913First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 4913First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 4913First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 4913First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 4913First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 4913First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 4913First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 4913First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS S 4913First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS S 4913First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 4913First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Portugal | CBS CBS 4913First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Chile | Discos CBS 112127", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Voici Les Clés are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Netherlands, Canada, France, Germany and more. One of them is CBS CBS 4913.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 4913, C5-8157, CBS S 4913) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-4913-1A-1 and S-4913-2B-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.
