Vinyl pressings
by Gilbert Bécaud · 1976
Gilbert Becaud 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.
9 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 6 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.
14362 A 21 M6 314651 2Runout side A
14362 B 21 M6 314652 2Runout side B
C 068 - 14.362 ALabel side A
C 068 - 14.362 BLabel side B
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 | Able ABL 7036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Able ABL 7036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Pathé 2 C 068-14.362 / Pathé 2 C.068-14362First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Pathé 2C. 068 - 14362First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Germany | EMI 1C 066-14.362First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Pathé 14C 062-14362LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Japan | Odeon EOS-80744First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 062.14362First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Portugal | Pathé 8E 072 14362First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Portugal | Pathé 8E 068 14362First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | Sigem 3.41-404-003 / Continental 3.41-404-003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | Pathé 14C 062-14362LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Odeon 10C 062-14362LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Turkey | Eurovox VOX 86973LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Gilbert Becaud are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in France, Canada, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is Pathé 2 C 068-14.362.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2 C 068-14.362, 2C. 068 - 14362, ABL 7036, 1C 066-14.362) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 14362 A 21 M6 314651 2 and 14362 B 21 M6 314652 2. 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.
