Vinyl pressings
by Gilbert Bécaud · 1958
Croquemitoufle was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 1958, 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.
2XLA 574 22B M6 192669Stamped on runout area side A
2XLA 575 21C M6 212906Stamped on runout area side B
2 XLA 574Center label, A-side
2 XLA 575Center label, B-side
2XLA 574 22B M6 192669Runout, side A
2XLA 575 21B M6 192105Runout, side B
2 XLA 574On label, side A
2 XLA 575On label, side B
2XLA 574 22B M6 192669Runout side A
2XLA 575 21B M6 192105Runout side B
2 XLA 574Label side A
2 XLA 575Label side B
2XLA 574 PSFace 1 Runout
2XLA 575 PSFace 2 Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Pathé PAM 67006 / Pathé PAM 67.006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FCLP 117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FCLP 117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | France | La Voix De Son Maître FCLP 117First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QCLP 12049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | Canada | Pathé PAM 67006 / Pathé PAM 67.006LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1959 | Canada | Pathé PAM 67006 / Pathé PAM 67.006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Pathé PAM 67006 / Pathé PAM 67.006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Pathé PAM 67006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître FCLP 117LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Croquemitoufle are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in France, Canada, Italy. One of them is La Voix De Son Maître FCLP 117, released December 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FCLP 117, PAM 67006, QCLP 12049) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2XLA 574 22B M6 192669 and 2XLA 575 21C M6 212906. 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.
