Vinyl pressings
by Jacques Brel · 1963
Les Toros was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
HBLY 70556 ARunout side A, handwritten
HBLY 70556 BRunout side B, handwritten
N° 70556 A BLY 70556 ACenter label side A
N° 70556 B BLY 70556 BCenter label side B
EBLY9-70556A/1Stamped side A
EBLY9-70556B/1Stamped side B
E BLY 70556 aLabel side A
E BLY 70556 bLabel side B
EP.7054 ASide A, Etched Handwritten
EP.7054 BSide B, Etched Handwritten
EP. 7054-ACenter Label A
EP. 7054-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Belgium | Barclay 70 556 / Barclay 70556First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | France | Barclay 70 556 M / Barclay 705567", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1963 | France | Barclay 70 556 Ⓜ / Barclay 70 5567", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1963 | France | Barclay 70 556 Ⓜ / Barclay 70 5567", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1963 | France | Barclay 70 556 Ⓜ / Barclay 70 5567", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1963 | Portugal | Barclay BEP 700 087First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | France | Barclay 70 556 / Barclay 70556First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1965 | Israel | Barclay EP - 254 / Barclay EP 2547", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Barclay 70 556 / Barclay 705567", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 5567", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 556 Ⓜ / Barclay 705567", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 556 M / Barclay 705567", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 556 Ⓜ / Barclay 705567", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 556 / Barclay 705567", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
14 vinyl pressings of Les Toros are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1963 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in France, Belgium, Portugal. One of them is Barclay 70 556, released June 25, 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70 556, BEP 700 087) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HBLY 70556 A and HBLY 70556 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.
