Vinyl pressings
by Joseph Haydn · 1962
L'Ours was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, 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.
ZAL-5579-2G I 1Runout side A - machine stamped - this variant
ZAL-5580-1G U 1Runout side B - machine stamped - this variant
ZAL.5579Matrix on label - side A
ZAL.5580Matrix on label - side B
ARL-5579-1A C 1Side A runout
ARL-5580-1A U 1Side B runout
(ARL.5579)Side A label
(ARL.5580)Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | UK | Decca SXL 6020 / Decca SXL.6020First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Decca LXT 6020 / Decca LXT.6020First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Decca ZAL 5579-2G / Decca CS 6333LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1962 | Germany | Decca SXL 6020 / Decca SXL.6020LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1963 | Spain | Decca LXT 6020LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Spain | Decca SXL 6020 / Decca SXL.6020LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | World Record Club STZ.306 / World Record Club TZ 306LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1968 | UK | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 182LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 182LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Ace Of Diamonds ADD 182LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Spain | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 182LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Decca SXLA 6020 / Decca SXLA.6020LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca SXL 6020LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SXL 6020 / Decca SXL.6020LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of L'Ours are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1962 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in UK. One of them is Decca SXL 6020, released November 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXL 6020, LXT 6020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-5579-2G I 1 and ZAL-5580-1G U 1. 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.
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