Vinyl pressings
by Jacques Brel · 1962
Les Paumés Du Petit Matin 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.
4 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.70.452.A1 GFSide A, Etched Handwritten
BLY.70.452.B1 GFSide B, Etched Handwritten
N° 70452 A BLY 70452 ACenter Label A
N° 70452 B BLY 70452 BCenter Label B
70452 A2Runout side A, variant 1
70452 B2Runout side B, variant 1
70452 ARunout side A, variant 2
70452 BRunout side B, variant 2
7EBLY9-70452/4A-side runout stamped
7EBLY9-70452b/3B-side runout stamped
7E BLY 70452 aA-side label
7E BLY 70452 bB-side label
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 70452 / Barclay 70 452First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 4527", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 452 M / Barclay 704527", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 452 M / Barclay 704527", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 452 M / Barclay 704527", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70452 / Barclay 70 4527", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 452 M / Barclay 704527", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1962 | Spain | Barclay SBGE 83.050First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 704527", EP, 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 452 M / Barclay 70452First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 452 Ⓜ / Barclay 704527", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 452 / Barclay 70452First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 452 / Barclay 70 452 M7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1962 | France | Barclay 70 4527", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1964 | France | Barclay 70 452 / Barclay 704527", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Barclay 70.4527", EP | 7", EP |
| ? | Belgium | Barclay 704527", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 452 Ⓜ / Barclay 704527", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 452 M / Barclay 704527", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 70452 / Barclay 70 4527", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | Portugal | Barclay BEP 700 0707", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
21 vinyl pressings of Les Paumés Du Petit Matin 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 70 452 M, released April 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70 452 M, 70 452, 70452, SBGE 83.050) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLY.70.452.A1 GF and BLY.70.452.B1 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.
