Vinyl pressings
by Gilbert Bécaud · 1966
Bécaud À L'Olympia 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.
4 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 3 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.
M6 246193 2XLA 1053 21 BRunout side A
M6 246194 2XLA 1054 21 BRunout side B
2 XLA 1053Label side A
2 XLA 1054Label side B
M6 246598 I P 2YLA 1348 21 BStamped runout A side
M6 246599 [etched P] 2YLA 1349 21 BStamped runout B side
2 YL 1348Label A side
2 YLA 1349Label B side
M6 246193 2XLA 1053 21 Brunout A stamped
M6 246194 2XLA 1054 21 Brunout B stamped
2XLA-1053on side 1
2XLA-1054on side 2
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 | Canada | Pathé PAM 67.196 / Pathé SPAM 67.196First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FELP 308 / La Voix De Son Maître GSDF 308First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FELP 308 / La Voix De Son Maître GSDF 308First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo LCLP 1.411First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | France | Columbia 2C 062-52952LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | EMI 6325LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître CFELP 1308LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître CFELP 1308 U / La Voix De Son Maître CFELP 1308LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FELP 308LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Odeon OP-7521 / Odeon OP 7521LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Odeon OP-8796LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Bécaud À L'Olympia are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in France, Canada, Spain. One of them is La Voix De Son Maître FELP 308.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FELP 308, PAM 67.196, LCLP 1.411) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M6 246193 2XLA 1053 21 B and M6 246194 2XLA 1054 21 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.
