Vinyl pressings
by Jean-Jacques Perrey · 1968
The Amazing New Electronic Pop Sound Of Jean… 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.
9 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 4 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.
XSV 140770-1CVariant 1, Runout Stamped A
XSV 140771-1CVariant 1, Runout Stamped B
XSV 140770-1A VSD-79286AVariant 2, Side A Runout Stamped
XSV 140771-1A VSD-79286BVariant 2, Side B Runout Stamped
T // 6 VSD 79286 A // 6-4 // 1-69Runout Stamped A
T // 6 E (E stamped backwards) VSD 79286 B // 6-4 // 1-69Runout Stamped B
XSV 140770Label A
XSV 140771Label B
VSD-79286A O XSV140770--1A PRunout Side A Stamped [the O might be a 0]
VSD-79286B O XSV-140771-1A PRunout Side B Stamped [the O might be a 0]
XSV 140770Side A Label
XSV 140771Side B Label
VSD-79286A ○ XSV140770-1A P Λ 2Side One Runout Stamped
VSD-79286B ○ XSV140771-1A P Λ 3Side Two Runout Stamped
VSD-79286-ASide A
VSD-79286-BSide 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 | Australia | Vanguard VSD-79286First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-79286 / Vanguard VSD 79286First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-79286First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-79286LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-79286 / Vanguard VSD 79286First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Vanguard VSD-79286First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD-79286First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD 79286First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD-79286First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD-79286First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | UK | Vanguard VSD 79286LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Comet Records VSD-79286 / Vanguard VSD-79286LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-79286LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-79286LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of The Amazing New Electronic Pop Sound Of Jean… are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Vanguard VSD-79286.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD-79286, VSD 79286) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSV 140770-1C and XSV 140771-1C. 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.
