Germany
September 1998- Label and catalog number
- Playhouse PLAY 22
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
- Runout / matrix
PLAYHOUSE 22-A2 SNBSide A runout groove etchings
PLAYHOUSE 22-B SNBSide B runout groove etchings
Vinyl pressings
by Isolée · 1998
Beau Mot Plage was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1998, 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.
PLAYHOUSE 22-A2 SNBSide A runout groove etchings
PLAYHOUSE 22-B SNBSide B runout groove etchings
PLAYHOUSE 22-A2 SNBSide A runout groove etchings
PLAYHOUSE 22-B SNBSide B runout groove etchings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Germany | Playhouse PLAY 22First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | Germany | Playhouse PLAYHOUSE 22First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1999 | Germany | Playhouse nr.3612", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1999 | UK | Classic CMC86 / Playhouse CMC8612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | UK | Classic CMC086LTD12", Single Sided, Etched, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", Single Sided, Etched, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Germany | Playhouse 3612" | 12" |
| 2000 | UK | Classic CMC86RMX12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2000 | Belgium | Music Man Records mmspec 0812", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2004 | Germany | Playhouse Back Up 2202 / Playhouse Back Up Playhouse 2212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Repress |
| 2005 | Germany | Playhouse Back Up 360912", Reissue | 12", Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UK | Classic CMC086RMX212" | 12" |
11 vinyl pressings of Beau Mot Plage are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1998 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in Germany. One of them is Playhouse PLAY 22, released September 1998.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PLAY 22, PLAYHOUSE 22) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PLAYHOUSE 22-A2 SNB and PLAYHOUSE 22-B SNB. 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.