Uruguay
1976- Label and catalog number
- CBS 27136
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo

Vinyl pressings
by Joe Dassin · 1976
Le Jardin Du Luxembourg was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 9 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.
90398A-1A-2G: ②Side A runout, variant 1, etched
PFS-90398-B-1A-2G: ②Side B runout, variant 1, etched
90398A-1A-2G: oSide A runout, variant 2, etched (o stamped)
PFS-90398-B-1A-2G: oSide B runout, variant 2, etched (o stamped)
90398A-1A-2G: ②Side A Runout, Etched
PFS-90398-B-1A-2G: ②Side B Runout, Etched
90398 ASide A Label
90398 BSide B Label
CBS 81679 A²Runout side A, variant 1
CBS 81679 B²Runout side B, variant 1
CBS 81679 A³Runout side A, variant 2
CBS 81679 B³Runout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | CBS PFS 90398First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | CBS PFS 90398First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Chile | CBS 15177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Europe | CBS CBS 81679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 81679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 81679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 81679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 81679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | CBS CBS 81679First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | CBS CBS 81679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | CBS CBS 81679First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Israel | CBS CBS 81679First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | CBS CBS 81679LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Mexico | CBS DCS 847 / CBS DCS-847First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Mexico | CBS DCS 847 / CBS DCS-847First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—12945-6LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—12945-6LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С60—12945-6LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия С 60—12945-6LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—12945-6LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1982 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—12945-6LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1983 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—12945-6LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1983 | USSR | Мелодия С60 12945 004LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1984 | USSR | Мелодия С60—12945-6LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1985 | USSR | Мелодия С60-12945-6LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1986 | USSR | Мелодия С60—12945-6LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60—12945-6LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—12945-6LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1987 | USSR | Мелодия С60-12945-6LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1988 | USSR | Мелодия С60 12945-46LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | CBS CBS 81679LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | CBS CBS 81679LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С60—12945-6 / Мелодия 33 С 60—12945-6LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С60-12945—46LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С60-12945—46LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С60-12945-46LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия С 60—12945-6 / Columbia С 60—12945-6LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—12945-6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—12945-46LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | USSR | Мелодия 33 С 60—12945-6LP, Album | LP, Album |
53 vinyl pressings of Le Jardin Du Luxembourg are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1976 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Uruguay, Canada, Chile, Europe and more. One of them is CBS 27136.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 27136, PFS 90398, 15177, CBS 81679) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.