Vinyl pressings
by Jacques Brel · 1961
Le Moribond was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
∆ AA 432518 1E D1 380Side A, Etched Typewritten, Variant 1&2
☆ AA 432518 1E D1 380Side A, Etched Typewritten, Variant 3
IIIISide A, Handwritten, Variant 3
☆ X AA 432518 1E D1 380Side A, Etched Typewritten, Variant 4
☃ AA 432518 1E D1 380Side A, Etched Typewritten, Variant 1
VISide A&B, Handwritten, Variant 1
☃ AA 4325 18 12E D1 380Side B, Etched Typewritten, 2 is above 1, Variant 1
☆ AA 432518 1E D1 380Side A, Etched Typewritten, Variant 2
☆ AA 432518 1E D1 380Side A, Stamped, Variant 1
☆ AA 432518 2E 380Side B, Stamped, Variant 1
◊AA 432518 1E D1 380Side A, Stamped, Variant 2
◊ AA 432518 2E 380Side B, Stamped, Variant 2
X AA 432518 1E D2 380Side A, etched typewritten
☃ AA 432518 2E 380Side B, etched typewritten
/Side A&B, Handwritten
AA 432.518 1ECenter label A
0 AA 432518 1E D1 380 Made in FranceSide A, Etched Typewritten, Variant 1&2
0 AA 4325 18 12E D1 380 Made in FranceSide B, Etched Typewritten, 2 is above 1, Variant 1
AA 4325 18 12E D1 380 0 Made in FranceSide B, Etched Typewritten, 2 is above 1, Variant 2
AA 432.518 1ECenter Label A
V AA 432518 1E D1 380Side A, Etched Typewritten
▷ AA 432518 12E D1 380Side B, Etched Typewritten
AA 432.518 1ECenter Label A
AA 432.518 2ECenter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | France | Philips 432.518 BE7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Philips 432.518 BE7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Philips 432.518 BE7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Philips 432.518 BE7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Philips 432.518 BEFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Philips 432.518 BEFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Philips 432.518 BEFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Philips 432.518 BE7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Philips 432.518 BEFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Philips 432.518 BEFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Philips 432.518 BEFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Philips 432.518 BEFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Philips 432.518 BEFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Philips 432.518 BEFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | France | Philips 432.518 BE7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Philips 432.518 BE7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
21 vinyl pressings of Le Moribond are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1961 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in France. One of them is Philips 432.518 BE, released July 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 432.518 BE) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ∆ AA 432518 1E D1 380 and ☆ AA 432518 1E D1 380. 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.
