Vinyl pressings
by Jacques Brel · 1964
En Direct was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 3 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.
BLY 70725 A3 GFRunout side A, etched handwritten
M_/ BLY 70725 B1 GFRunout side B, etched handwritten
N° 70725 A BLY 70725 ACenter label side A
N° 70725 B BLY 70725 BCenter label side B
BLY 70725 A3Side A
BLY 70725 B1Side B
N° 70725 A BLY 70725 ACenter Label A
N° 70725 B BLY 70725 BCenter Label B
HBLY 70725 A2Side A
HBLY 70725 BSide B
N° 70725 A BLY 70725 ACenter label A
N° 70725 B BLY 70725 BCenter label B
BLY 70725 A3Runout side A - variant 1
BLY 70725 B1Runout side B - variant 1
BLY 70725 A3 GFRunout side A - variant 2
BLY 70725 B1 GFRunout side B - variant 2
BLY 70725 A3Side A
?? BLY 70725 ??Side B
N° 70725 A BLY 70725 ACenter Label A
N° 70725 B BLY 70725 BCenter Label B
BLY 70725 A3 GFSide A, Etched Handwritten
M_/ BLY 70725 B1 GFSide B, Etched Handwritten
N° 70725 A BLY 70725 ACenter Label A
N° 70725 B BLY 70725 BCenter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | France | Barclay BLY 70725First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Israel | Barclay Ep-272First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Switzerland | Barclay 70 725First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | France | Barclay 70 725 / Barclay 70725First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | France | Barclay 70 725 MFirst year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | France | Barclay 70 725 M / Barclay 70725First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | France | Barclay 70 725 / Barclay 70725First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | France | Barclay 70 725 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | France | Barclay 70 725 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | France | Barclay 70 725 M / Barclay 70725First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | France | Barclay 70 725 MFirst year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | France | Barclay 70 725 MFirst year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | France | Barclay 70 725 M7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Barclay 70 725 / Barclay 707257", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 725 M / Barclay 707257", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | Barclay BLY 707257", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of En Direct are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in France, Israel, Switzerland. One of them is Barclay 70 725, released November 5, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70 725, 70 725 M, BLY 70725, Ep-272) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLY 70725 A3 GF and M_/ BLY 70725 B1 GF. 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.
