Vinyl pressings
by Jacques Brel · 1962
Les Bigotes 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.
12 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
BLY 70491 A GFRunout side A, Etched Handwritten, variant 1&2
BLY 70491 B3 GFRunout side B, Etched Handwritten, variant 1
BLY 70491 B4 GFRunout side B, Etched Handwritten, variant 2
BLY 70491 ACenter Label A
BLY 70491 A1Side A, stamped
IISide A, etched
B2BSide B
BLY 70491-1Center label A
BLY 70491 A1Runout stamped A side
N° 70491 ᴬ BLY 70491 ACenter Label A
N° 70491 ᴮ BLY 70491 BCenter Label B
BLY 70491 A1Side A, Stamped
IISide A, Etched
BLY 70491 B2BSide B, Stamped
BLY 70491-1Center Label A
BLY 70491 A1Side A, handwritten
N° 70491 A BLY 70491 ACenter Label A
N° 70491 B BLY 70491 BCenter Label B
BLY70491 A1 IISide A
BLY 70491-1Center Label A
BLY 70491-2Center 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 | Belgium | Barclay 70 491 Ⓜ / Barclay 70 491First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Belgium | Barclay 70 491 / Barclay 70.491First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Belgium | Barclay 70 491 / Barclay 70491First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Belgium | Barclay 70 491 / Barclay 70491First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 491 / Barclay 70491First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 491 / Barclay 70491First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 491 Ⓜ / Barclay 70491First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 491 Ⓜ / Barclay 70491First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 491 Ⓜ / Barclay 70491First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 491 / Barclay 70491First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 491 / Barclay 70491First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 491 Ⓜ / Barclay 70491First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | France | Barclay 70 491 M / Barclay 70 4917", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1963 | France | Barclay 70 491 M / Barclay 70 4917", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1963 | France | Barclay 70 491 M / Barclay 70 4917", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | Barclay 70 491 Ⓜ / Barclay 704917", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Barclay 70 491 Ⓜ / Barclay 704917", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
18 vinyl pressings of Les Bigotes are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1962 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in France, Belgium. One of them is Barclay 70 491, released December 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70 491, 70 491 Ⓜ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLY 70491 A GF and BLY 70491 B3 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.
