Vinyl pressings
by Guy Bedos · 1973
La Drague was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
BLY 61816 ARunout Side A, variant 1
BLY 61816 BRunout Side B, variant 1
BLY 61816 ARunout Side A, variant 2
BLY 61816 B1Runout Side B, variant 2
BLY 61816 ARunout side A
BLY 61816 BRunout side B
BLY 61 816-1Label side A
BLY 61 816-2Label side B
BLY 61816 ARunout A stamped
BLY 61816 BRunout B stamped
BLY 61816 ARunout A stamped
BLY 61816 BRunout B stamped
BLY 61816 1Label side A
BLY 61816 2Label side B
BLY 61816 ASide A
BLY 61816 B3Side B
BLY 61816-1Side A
BLY 61816-2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61.816 / Barclay 61 816First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61.816 / Barclay 61 816First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61.816 / Barclay 61 816First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61.816 / Barclay 61 816First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61.816 / Barclay 61 816First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61.816 / Barclay 61 816First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61.816 / Barclay 61816First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61.816 / Barclay 61 816First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61.816 / Barclay 61816First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61.816 / Barclay 61 816First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61.816 / Barclay 61 816First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Lebanon | Barclay 61816First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Barclay 61.816 / Barclay 61 8167", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Repress |
13 vinyl pressings of La Drague are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in France, Lebanon. One of them is Barclay 61.816.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 61.816, 61816) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLY 61816 A and BLY 61816 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.
