Vinyl pressings
by Jacques Brel · 1968
Les Prénoms was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, 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 80374 A1 GPA Side - Stamped - Variant 2
BLY 80374 B1B Side - Stamped - Variant 2
XBLY 80 374-1Center label A
XBLY 80 374-2Center label B
XBLY 80 374-1Center label A
XBLY 80 374-2Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | France | Barclay 80 374 / Barclay N° 80.374First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Barclay 80049First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 80 374 S / Barclay N° 80.374First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | Spain | Barclay S-26.023First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Barclay 80 374LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | France | Barclay 90.019 / Barclay 90019LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 90.019 / Barclay 90019LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 90.019 / Barclay 90019LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 90019 / Barclay BLY 90019LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Canada | Barclay 80005LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1977 | Canada | Pro-Culture PPC 5016LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1978 | Canada | Barclay 45501Compilation, LP | Compilation, LP |
| 1978 | France | Barclay 90 265LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1978 | France | Barclay 90265LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Barclay 90 265LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | Barclay GP-669LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1979 | Portugal | Barclay MOV. 9063 / Barclay MOV 9.063LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Peters International, Inc. PLD 2067 / Barclay PLD 2067LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Barclay 80005LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay N° 80.374LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Barclay 80 374 / Barclay N° 80.374LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | France | Barclay N° 80.374LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Barclay 66.018LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Barclay 0066.018 / Barclay 66.018LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Les Prénoms are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in France, Canada, Spain. One of them is Barclay 80 374 S, released October 21, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 80 374 S, 80 374, 80049, S-26.023) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLY 80374 A1 GP and BLY 80374 B1. 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.
