Belgium
1968- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor 740 647
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Julos Beaucarne · 1968
L'Enfant Qui Veut Vider La Mer was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 2 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Belgium | RCA Victor 740 647First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Belgium | Boite A Chanson LIG. 1001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | RCA Victor 740 647First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | France | RCA Victor FPL 1 7281LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | RCA International 740 647 / RCA International 740.647LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Belgium | RCA International 740 647 / RCA International 740.647LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Benelux | Libellule FPL 17281LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | RCA FPL1 7281 / RCA Victor FPL1 7281LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | RCA FPL1 7281 / RCA Victor FPL1 7281LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | RCA Victor LIG. 1001 / RCA Victor 740.647LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of L'Enfant Qui Veut Vider La Mer are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Belgium, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor 740 647.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 740 647, LIG. 1001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.