Vinyl pressings
by Julien Clerc · 1978
Ma Préférence was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
5C-006-14605-A-36735-1-Y HN 6Runout side A etched
5C-006-14605-B-36736-2-Y HN 2 1Runout side B etched
5C 006-14605-ALabel side A
5C 006-14605-BLabel side B
KD-9046-A SNB ALSide A, etched runout
KD-9046-B SNB ALSide B, etched runout
KD-9046Side A/B, matrix on label
JB - PAT 600217 A 14 605 A M3 322 787 A 1Etched side A
JB - PAT 600217 A 14 605 B M3 322 788 1Etched side B
C 008 - 14.605 ALabel side A
C 008 - 14.605 BLabel side B
M3 322 787 A 1 JB - PAT 600217 A 14605 ARunout side A
M3 322 788 1 JB - PAT 600217 B 14605 BRunout side B
C 008 - 14.605 ALabel side A
C 008 - 14.605 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Kébec-Disc KD-9046First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Pathé 2C 008 14605First year7" | 7" |
| 1978 | France | Pathé 2c008-14605 / Pathé 2C 006-14.605First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Pathé 2C008-14605 / Pathé 2C 008-14.605First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Pathé 2C 008 14605First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | France | Pathé 2C008-14605First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 2c008-14605First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Pathé 2C008-14605First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Pathé JBPAT 600.217First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | EMI 1C 006-14 713First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 006-14605First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 006-146057", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
12 vinyl pressings of Ma Préférence are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Netherlands, Canada, France, Germany. One of them is EMI 5C 006-14605.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-14605, KD-9046, 2C 008 14605, 2c008-14605) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C-006-14605-A-36735-1-Y HN 6 and 5C-006-14605-B-36736-2-Y HN 2 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.
