Vinyl pressings
by Jacques Brel · 1969
L'Histoire De Babar was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, the album's first year, in 2 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.
XBLY 80 406 A XBARCX 64853 M6 269233Side A, Etched Typewritten
XBLY 80406 B M6 269234 XBARCX 64854Side B, Etched Typewritten
N° 80.406 A xBarcx 64.853 XBLY 80.406 ACenter Label A
N° 80.406 B xBarcx 64.8574 XBLY 80.406 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | France | Barclay 80 406LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1969 | Canada | Barclay 80071First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | France | Barclay 80 406First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | Barclay 80 406 / Barclay 80.406LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Barclay 80 406 / Barclay 80.406LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Barclay 10024 (701-DB-656)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Barclay 80 406LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Barclay 80 406LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Barclay 80.406 / Barclay 80 406LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Barclay 80 406LP, Album, Mixed, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Mixed, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of L'Histoire De Babar are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1969 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in France, Canada. One of them is Barclay 80 406, released December 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 80 406, 80071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XBLY 80 406 A XBARCX 64853 M6 269233 and XBLY 80406 B M6 269234 XBARCX 64854. 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.
