Vinyl pressings
by Julien Clerc · 1980
Sans Entracte was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 3 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.
M6 333940 2 2C 070 72249 AⅠ72249 A 1Side A, runout
M6 333940 2 2C 070 72249 BⅠ72249 B 1Side B, runout
2C 070-72.249Label, side A & B
C 070-72.249 ALabel, side A
M6 334247 2 72249 A 2Side A, runout, stamped
M6 334248 2 72249 B 2Side A, runout, stamped
C 070-72249 ALabel, side A
C 070-72249 BLabel, side B
M6 333940 2 2C07072249 A Ʈ 72249 A 1Runout, side A
M6 333941 2 2C07072249 B Ʈ 72249 B 1Runout, side B
C 070-72.249 AOn label, side A
C 070-72.249 BOn label, side B
M6 334247 2 72249 A 2Side A, runout, stamped
M6 334248 2 72249 B 2Side A, runout, stamped
C 070-72249 ALabel, side A
C 070-72249 BLabel, side B
M6 333940 2 2C 070 72249 AⅠ72249 A 1Side A, runout
M6 333940 2 2C 070 72249 BⅠ72249 B 1Side B, runout
2C 070-72.249Label, side A & B
C 070-72.249 ALabel, side A
KD-520-A SNB AlA-side etched
KD-520-B SNB AlB-side etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Kébec-Disc KD-520 / Kébec-Disc KD 520First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Pathé 2C070-72249 / Pathé 2C 070-72.249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Pathé 1A 062-72249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Pathé 2C070-72249 / Pathé 2C 070-72.249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Pathé 2C070-72249LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | France | Pathé 2C070-72249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Pathé 2C070-72249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Pathé 2C070-72249First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Virgin 205 737 / Virgin 205.737LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 70 189 / Virgin 70189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Sans Entracte are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1980 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in France, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Pathé 2C070-72249, released October 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2C070-72249, KD-520, 1A 062-72249) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M6 333940 2 2C 070 72249 AⅠ72249 A 1 and M6 333940 2 2C 070 72249 BⅠ72249 B 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.
