Vinyl pressings
by Jacques Brel · 1974
Amsterdam / Jacky was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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 61844 A DFRunout side A, typewritten
BLY 61844 BRunout side B, typewritten
BLY 61844-1Center label side A
BLY 61844-2Center label side B
BLY 61844-1Center label side A
BLY 61844-2Center label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | France | Barclay 618447", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 61 844 / Barclay 618447", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 61 844 / Barclay 61844First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 61 844 / Barclay 61844First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | France | Barclay 61 844 / Barclay 618447", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | France | Barclay 61 844 / Barclay 618447", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1979 | France | Barclay 61 844 / Barclay 618447", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Barclay 2007 0377", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| ? | France | Barclay 618447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Barclay 61 844 / Barclay 618447", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Amsterdam / Jacky are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1973 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in France. One of them is Barclay 61 844, released September 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 61 844) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLY 61844 A DF and BLY 61844 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.
