Vinyl pressings
by Hervé Vilard · 1965
Capri C'est Fini was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 8 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.
MERAA154048 1F 380Machine stamped on runout area side A (Variant 1)
MER AA154048 2F 380Machine stamped on runout area side B (Variant 1)
○ MERRAA154048 1F 380Machine stamped on runout area side A (Variant 2)
○ MER AA154048 2F 380Machine stamped on runout area side B (Variant 2)
AA 154 050 1FHand etched runout area Side A
AA 154 050 2FHand etched runout area Side B
AA 154.050 1FLabel Side A
AA 154.050 2FLabel Side B
94006 1BRunout area Side A
94006 2BRunout area Side B
94006-ALabel Side A
94006-BLabel Side B
94011 ARunout area Side A
94011 BRunout area Side B
94011-ALabel Side A
94011-BLabel Side B
154048-1FHand etched on runout area side A
154048-2FHand etched on runout area side B
AA. 154048 1FLabel side A
AA. 154048 2FLabel side B
○ MERRAA154048 1F 380Machine stamped on runout area side A
○ MER AA154048 2F 380Machine stamped on runout area side B
154048 1FLabel side A
154048 2FLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Argentina | Mercury 94006First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Argentina | mercury 94011First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Belgium | Mercury MCF 154048First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Belgium | Mercury 154048MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | France | Mercury 154 048 MCF / Mercury 154.048MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Mercury 154 048 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Greece | Mercury 45-3089 / Mercury 152 037First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Greece | Mercury 152 0377", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1965 | Lebanon | Philips B 373660 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Mercury 154 048 MCF / Mercury MCF 154 048First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Mercury 154.050 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Mercury CSM 16.0037", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Brazil | Mercury CSM 16.003 / Mercury CSM-160037", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Costa Rica | Mercury 2000027", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Costa Rica | Mercury 208-0027", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Mercury 154 048 MCF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Turkey | Philips 154048Mcf7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of Capri C'est Fini are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in France, Canada, Argentina, Belgium and more. One of them is Mercury 154 048 MCF.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 154 048 MCF, 154.050 MCF, 94006, 94011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MERAA154048 1F 380 and MER AA154048 2F 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.
