Vinyl pressings
by Jacques Brel · 1965
Ces Gens Là was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1965, 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 70900 A GPSide A, etched handwritten
BLY 70900 B GPSide B, etched handwritten
N° 70900-1 BLY 70900-1Center label A
N° 70900-2 BLY 70900-2Center label B
BLY 70900 A GFSide A, Etched Handwritten
BLY 70900 B GFSide B, Etched Handwritten
N° 70900-1 BLY 70900-1Center label A
N° 70900-2 BLY 70900-2Center label B
B 70900 A \Side A, Etched typewritten
LY 11 5Side A, Etched handwritten
B 70900 B \Side B, Etched Handwritten
LY 11 3Side B, Etched handwritten Variant 1
BLY 70900 A GPSide A, Etched Handwritten
BLY 70900 B GPSide B, Etched Handwritten
N° 70900-1 BLY 70900-1Center Label A
N° 70900-2 BLY 70900-2Center Label B
BLY 70900 A GPSide A, Etched Handwritten
BLY 70900 B GPSide B, Etched Handwritten
N° 70900-1 BLY 70900-1Center Label A
N° 70900-2 BLY 70900-2Center Label B
BLY. 70900 A GPRunout side A
BLY. 70900 B GPRunout side B
N° 70900-1 BLY 70900-1Label side A
N° 70900-2 BLY 70900-2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | France | Barclay 70 900 M / Barclay 70.900 MFirst year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | France | Barclay 70 900 M / Barclay 70.900 MFirst year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | France | Barclay 70 900 M / Barclay 70.900 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1965 | France | Barclay 70 900 M / Barclay 70.900 MFirst year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | France | Barclay 70 900 M / Barclay 70.900 MFirst year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | France | Barclay 70.900 M / Barclay 70 900 MediumFirst year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | France | Barclay 70.900 M / Barclay 70 900 medium7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1969 | France | Barclay 70.900 M / Barclay 70 9007", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1969 | France | Barclay 70.900 M / Barclay 70 900 medium7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1969 | France | Barclay 70.900 M / Barclay 70 900 medium7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Barclay 70900 / Barclay 70 9007", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Ces Gens Là are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1965 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in France. One of them is Barclay 70 900 M, released November 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70 900 M, 70.900 M) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLY 70900 A GP and BLY 70900 B GP. 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.
