Vinyl pressings
by Jacques Brel · 1959
N° 4 was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year. 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.
AA 76483 1R 380 Made In FranceSide A, Etched Typewritten, Variant 1
AA 76483 2R 380 Made In FranceSide B, Etched Typewritten, Variant 1
AA 76483 1R D1 380 Made In FranceSide A, Etched Typewritten, Variant 2
AA 76483 2R D1 380 Made In FranceSide B, Etched Typewritten, Variant 2
AA 840907 1Z 380 Made In FranceRunout side A
AA 8409707 2Z 380 Made In FranceRunout side B
AA 840 907 1ZLabel side A
AA 840 907 2ZLabel side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | France | Philips B 76.483 R / Philips B 76 483 RFirst yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | France | Philips 840.907 BZ / Philips 840 907 BZFirst yearLP, 10", Album, Stereo | LP, 10", Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Columbia FL 249LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Columbia AWS 324LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Columbia AWS 324 / Columbia Special Products AWS 324LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Columbia AWS 324 / Columbia Special Products AWS 324LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | France | Barclay 981 414-6LP, 10", Album, Numbered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Numbered | LP, 10", Album, Numbered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia FS 502LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia FL 249LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Columbia FL 249LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Philips B 76.483 RLP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Philips B 76.483 R / Philips B 76 483 RLP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Philips B 76.483 RLP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia WL 175LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of N° 4 are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1959 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in France. One of them is Philips B 76.483 R, released November 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B 76.483 R, 840.907 BZ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AA 76483 1R 380 Made In France and AA 76483 2R 380 Made In France. 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.
