Vinyl pressings
by Joël Daydé · 1971
Mamy Blue was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 10 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.
RIV 121384 A1Runout side A, stamped
RIE 121384 BRunout side B, stamped
CED 121384-1Label side A
BLY 121384-2Label side B
RIV 121384 A1 ARunout A side, variant 1
RIE 121384 BA 1Runout B side, variant 1
RIV 121384 A1Runout A side, variant 2
RIE 121384 B ᖵRunout B side, variant 2
CED 121384 A GPRunout side A
CED 121384 B.1 IIRunout side B
CED 121 384-1Label side A
CED 121 384-2Label side B
RIV 121384 A1A-side runout, stamped
RIV 121384 BB-side runout, stamped
BLY 121384-1Side A label
CED 121384-2Side B label
CED 121 384 A GPStamped on runout area side A
CED 121 384 B1Stamped on runout area side B
CED 121 384-1Label side A
CED 121 384-2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Riviera RVK-43937", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | Australia | Riviera RVK-4393First year7", 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| 1971 | Canada | Riviera 35009First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | Riviera 121 384 / Riviera 121.384 LFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Riviera 121.384 L / Riviera 121384First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | Riviera 121.384 L / Riviera CED 121 384 LFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Riviera 121 384 / Riviera 121.384 LFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Riviera 121 384 / Riviera 121.384 LFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Riviera 121.384 L / Riviera CED 121 384 LFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | Riviera 121.384 L / Riviera 121384First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | Riviera 121 384 / Riviera 121.384 LFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Riviera CED 121 384 LFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | Riviera 121.384 L / Riviera 121384First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Germany | Riviera MR 28.044First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Japan | Seven Seas HIT-1944First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | France | NTI 300646 90017712", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | France | NTI 1 NTI 56612", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | France | NTI 7 NTI 5667", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label P-1397", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | France | Riviera 121384 L / Riviera RIV 80017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Riviera 121.384 L / Riviera 1213847", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Lebanon | Riviera 121384 L7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Lebanon | Riviera 121384 L7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
29 vinyl pressings of Mamy Blue are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1971 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in France, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is Riviera 121.384 L.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 121.384 L, 121 384, CED 121 384 L, BAR 7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RIV 121384 A1 and RIE 121384 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.
