France
1968- Label and catalog number
- Barclay 71 307
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, EP
- Runout / matrix
BLY 71307 A2Runout A side stamped
BLY 71307 B2Runout B side stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Hugues Aufray · 1968
Adieu Monsieur Le Professeur 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.
13 pressings 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.
BLY 71307 A2Runout A side stamped
BLY 71307 B2Runout B side stamped
HBLY 71307AHand-etched runout side A
HBLY 71307 BHand-etched runout side B
BLY 71307-1Centre label side A
BLY 71307-2Centre label side B
BLY 71307-1On label, side 1 UNDER BIEM
BLY 71307-2On label, side 2 UNDER BIEM
BLY 71307 A2Runout A side
BLY 71307 B2Runout B side
BLY 71 307-1Label side A
BLY 71 307-2Label 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 | Barclay 71 307First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 307 M / Barclay 71 307First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 307First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 307 M / Barclay 71307First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 307First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 307First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 307First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 307First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 307First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 307 M / Barclay 71 307First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 307 M / Barclay 71307First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 307 M / Barclay 71 307First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 307 M / Barclay 71 307First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
13 vinyl pressings of Adieu Monsieur Le Professeur are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in France. One of them is Barclay 71 307.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 71 307, 71 307 M) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLY 71307 A2 and BLY 71307 B2. 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.