Vinyl pressings
by Gilbert Bécaud · 1961
Et Maintenant was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, 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.
7TLA 1534 21B M3 217488Runout stamped A side
7TLA 1535 21B M3 217489Runout stamped B side
7 TLA 1534Label A side
7 TLA 1535Label B side
7TLA 1534 21B M3 217488Runout, side A
7TLA 1535 21B M3 217489Runout, side B
7 TLA 1534On labels, side A
7 TLA 1535On labels, side B
7 TLA 1534A
7 TLA 1535B
7 TLA 1534A
7 TLA 1535B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | France | La Voix De Son Maître EGF 570 / La Voix De Son Maître 7 EGF 570First year7", EP, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | La Voix De Son Maître EGF 570 / La Voix De Son Maître 7 EGF 570First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | Sweden | His Master's Voice EGF 570First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | Sweden | His Master's Voice EGF 570First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 13.7877", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 13.787 / La Voz De Su Amo 7 EPL 13.7877", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 13.7877", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 13.7877", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 13.787 / La Voz De Su Amo 7 EPL 13.7877", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 13.787 / La Voz De Su Amo 7 EPL 13.7877", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 13.787 / La Voz De Su Amo 7 EPL 13.7877", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7 EPL 13.7877", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 13.7877", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 13.7877", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître EGF 570 / La Voix De Son Maître 7 EGF 5707", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | La Voix De Son Maître EGF 570 / La Voix De Son Maître 7 EGF 5707", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | His Master's Voice EGF 5707", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Netherlands | His Master's Voice EGF 5707", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Portugal | A Voz Do Dono 7LEG 60207", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Sweden | His Master's Voice EGF 5707", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
20 vinyl pressings of Et Maintenant are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1961 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in France, Sweden. One of them is La Voix De Son Maître EGF 570.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EGF 570) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7TLA 1534 21B M3 217488 and 7TLA 1535 21B M3 217489. 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.
