Vinyl pressings
by Jacques Brel · 1962
Le Plat Pays was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1962, 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 70475 ARunout side A, etched, handwritten
BLY XXXXX.70.475 BRunout side B, etched, handwritten
BLY 70475-1Center label side A
BLY 70475-2Center label side B
BLY.70.475 ASide A, Etched Handwritten
BLY.475 B.70.475 BSide B, Etched Handwritten
N° 70475 BLY 70475-1Center Label A
N° 70475 BLY 70475-2Center Label B
BLY.70.475 ASide A, Etched Handwritten
BLY.475 B.70.475 BSide B, Etched Handwritten
BLY 70475-1Label A
BLY 70475-2Label B
BLY 70475 ASide A, Etched, Handwritten
BLY XXXXX.70.475 BSide B, Etched, Handwritten
BLY 70475-1Center Label A
BLY 70475-2Center Label B
BLY.70.475 ASide A, Etched Handwritten
BLY.475 B.70.475 BSide B, Etched Handwritten
N° 70475 BLY 70475-1Center Label A
N° 70475 BLY 70475-2Center Label B
BLY.70.475 ASide A, Etched Handwritten
BLY.475 B.70.475 BSide B, Etched Handwritten
N° 70475 A BLY 70475 ACenter Label A
N° 70475 B BLY 70475 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 475 M / Barclay 704757", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70475First year7", 45 RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 475 M / Barclay 70 4757", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1962 | Spain | Barclay SBGE 83059First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1962 | Belgium | Barclay 70475 M / Barclay 70475First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | Belgium | Barclay No 70475First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70.475 / Barclay 70 475First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 475 M / Barclay 70475First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 475 M / Barclay 70475First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70.475 M / Barclay 70 475First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 475 M / Barclay 70475First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 475 M / Barclay 70475First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 475 M / Barclay 70475First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 475 M / Barclay 70475First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70.475First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Barclay 70 475 M7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 475 Ⓜ / Barclay 704757", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 475 M / Barclay 704757", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 475 Ⓜ7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 70.475 M / Barclay 70 4757", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 475 Ⓜ7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 475 / Barclay 704757", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | Barclay 704757", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Portugal | Barclay BEP 7000767", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
39 vinyl pressings of Le Plat Pays are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in France, Belgium, Spain. One of them is Barclay 70.475, released September 10, 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70.475, 70 475 M, 70.475 M, 70475) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLY 70475 A and BLY XXXXX.70.475 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.
