Vinyl pressings
by Jacques Brel · 1977
Brel was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 9 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.
M6 319923 2 YBARCX 84844 2Runout side A, stamped
M6 319922 2 YBARCX 84845 1Runout side B, stamped
N° 96.010 yBarcx 84.844Label side A
N° 96.010 yBarcx 84.845Label side B
BLY 96010 AX 2A-side, runout, stamped, variant 1
BLY 96010 BX 3B-side, runout, stamped, variant 1
BLY 96010 AXA-side, runout, stamped, variant 2
BLY 96010 BB-side, runout, stamped, variant 2
M6 319997 2 | YBARCX 84844 4 | 96010 ASide A
M6 319924 2 | YBARCX 84845 2Side B
YBarcx 84.844Center Label A
YBarcx 84.845Center Label B
BLY 96010 ASide A [hand-etched]
BLY 96010 BSide B [hand-etched]
MPO BLY 96010 ASide A
MPO BLY 96010 BSide B
BAR 96010 A C|D|SA Side
BAR 96010 B C|D|SB Side
96 010 1Center Label A
96 010 2Center Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Barclay L 36486First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Barclay 96010 / Barclay 96 010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Barclay 96010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Barclay BARCLAY96010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Barclay BRCLP 60062/2First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | France | Barclay 96 010 / N°96.010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Barclay 96010 / Barclay 96 010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Barclay 96 010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Barclay 96 010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Barclay 96010 / Barclay 96.010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Barclay 0066.034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Barclay 0900.114 / Barclay 34 706 2LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1977 | Germany | Barclay 27667-5 / Barclay 0900.077LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1977 | Germany | Barclay 0066.034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | Barclay B-0218First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | AMIGA 8 55 952LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Barclay LB25-1089LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | Barclay 810 537-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | France | Barclay 96010LP, Album, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Special Edition, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | France | Universal Music 981 416-0 / Barclay 981 416-0LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | France | Barclay 537 539-8LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | France | Barclay 539 166-0LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Barclay 96010 / Barclay 96 010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 96010 / Barclay 96 010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 96 010 / Barclay N° 96.010LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | Barclay 810 537-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 96010 / Barclay 96 010LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Barclay 96010LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 96 010 / Barclay 96.010LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | Barclay 96010 / Barclay 96 010LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Barclay 27667-5 (0900.077)LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | Barclay 810 537-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
61 vinyl pressings of Brel are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1977 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in France, Spain, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Barclay 96 010, released November 17, 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 96 010, 96010, BRCLP 60062/2, 96 010 / N°96.010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M6 319923 2 YBARCX 84844 2 and M6 319922 2 YBARCX 84845 1. 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.
