US
1959- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor 47-7518
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · Indianapolis Pressing
- Runout / matrix
K2 PW107-2S A1 IRunout, side A, stamped
K2 PW1635-2S A1 IRunout, side B, stamped
K2PW-2107Label side A
K2PW-1635Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Hugo & Luigi · 1959
La Plume De Ma Tante was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 4 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.
K2 PW107-2S A1 IRunout, side A, stamped
K2 PW1635-2S A1 IRunout, side B, stamped
K2PW-2107Label side A
K2PW-1635Label side B
K2PW-2107Label side A
K2PW-1635Label side B
K2 PW107-4S A1 RRunout A stamped
K2 PW1635-5S A1 RRunout B stamped
K2PW-2107Label A
K2PW-1635Label B
K2PW-2107-1CA Side runout
K2PW-1635-1CB Side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | RCA Victor 47-7518First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | RCA K2PB 1635First year7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-7518First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Germany | RCA Victor 61-7518First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1959 | UK | RCA Victor 45-RCA 1127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | RCA Victor 45-RCA 1127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | RCA RCA 1127First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | RCA Victor 45-RCA 1127First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor 47-7518First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor 47-7518First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | US | RCA Victor 47-7518First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 6547", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of La Plume De Ma Tante are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Canada, Germany. One of them is RCA Victor 47-7518.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 47-7518, 45-RCA 1127, RCA 1127, 61-7518) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K2 PW107-2S A1 I and K2 PW1635-2S A1 I. 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.