Vinyl pressings
by Julio Iglesias · 1978
Aimer La Vie 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 8 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.
CBS 01-82854-1A-2Runout side A, variant 1
CBS 01-82854-2B-1Runout side B, variant 1
01-82854-1A-1 ERunout side A, variant 2
01-82854-1B-1 DRunout side B, variant 2
82854-1-1A-2HZSide 1
82854-2-1A-2HZSide 2
CBS 01-82854-1A-2Runout side A, variant 1
CBS 01-82854-2B-1Runout side B, variant 1
01-82854-1A-1 ERunout side A, variant 2
01-82854-1B-1 DRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia 90497 / CBS PFC 90497First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS 82854 / CBS CBS 82854First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS CBS 82854First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | CBS CBS 82854First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | CBS 82854 / CBS CBS 82854First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Israel | CBS 82854First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Israel | CBS CBS 82854First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Mexico | CBS DIL-50330First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | CBS 82854 / CBS CBS 82854First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2277First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Turkey | CBS CBS 82854 / CBS 82854First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | CBS DIL-50322LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | CBS DJL-50322LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS S 82854LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Aimer La Vie are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1978 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Europe, Canada, France, Israel and more. One of them is CBS 82854.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 82854, CBS 82854, 90497, DIL-50330) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS 01-82854-1A-2 and CBS 01-82854-2B-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.
