Vinyl pressings
by Jacques Brel · 1964
Jef 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.
2 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
HBLY 70636 ASide A, Etched Typewritten
HBLY 70636 BSide B, Etched Typewritten
N° 70636 A / BLY 70636 ACenter Label A
N° 70636 B / BLY 70636 BCenter Label B
HBLY 70636 ASide A, Etched Typewritten
HBLY 70636 BSide B, Etched Typewritten
N° 70636 A BLY 70636 ACenter Label A
N° 70636 B BLY 70636 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 70 636 M / Barclay 706367", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1964 | France | Barclay 70 636 / Barclay 706367", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1964 | France | Barclay 70 636 M / Barclay 706367", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1964 | France | Barclay 70 636 M / Barclay 706367", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1964 | France | Barclay 70 636 M / Barclay 70636First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | France | Barclay 70 636 / Barclay 70636First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Barclay 70 636 / Barclay 706367", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 636 / Barclay 706367", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 636 / Barclay 706367", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 706367", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | Barclay 70636 / Barclay 70 6367", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 636 / Barclay 706367", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 636 M / Barclay 706367", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 6367", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 636 / Barclay 706367", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Jef are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in France. One of them is Barclay 70 636 M, released March 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70 636 M, 70 636) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HBLY 70636 A and HBLY 70636 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.
