Vinyl pressings
by Graeme Allwright · 1968
Le Jour De Clarté was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1968, the album's first year. 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.
MER 135708 MCY AA 135708 1Y 380Runout side A
MER 135708 MCY AA 135708 2Y 380Runout side B
135.708 1YLabel side A
135.708 2YLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | France | Mercury 135 708 MCY / Mercury 135.708 MCYLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1968 | France | Mercury 135 708 MCY / Mercury 135.708 MCYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Mercury 135 708 MCY / Mercury 135.708 MCYLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | France | Mercury 6459 106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | France | Mercury 6325 605LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Mercury 6325 605 / Mercury 6459 106LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Mercury 6325 605LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Mercury 6325 605LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Mercury 6325605LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Mercury 6325605LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Mercury 6325605LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Mercury 6325 605LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Mercury 838 689-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Le Jour De Clarté are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1968 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in France. One of them is Mercury 135 708 MCY.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 135 708 MCY) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MER 135708 MCY AA 135708 1Y 380 and MER 135708 MCY AA 135708 2Y 380. 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.
