Vinyl pressings
by Laurent Voulzy · 1979
Le Cœur Grenadine was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, 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.
[AGI logo] 79 6 PL 37266 A PL37266ARunout side A
PL37266B [AGI logo] 79 6 PL 37266 BRunout side B
PL 37266 ALabel side A
PL 37266 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | RCA AVSI-4738First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | France | RCA Victor PL 37266 / RCA PL 37266First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | RCA Victor PL-37266LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Spain | RCA Victor PL-37266LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | RCA Victor PL-37266LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | RCA Victor PL-37266LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Venezuela | RCA LPVS-1912LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | RCA NL 70213LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1989 | Spain | RCA PL 34266LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | France | Sony Music 19439955321 / Columbia 19439955321LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Le Cœur Grenadine are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1979 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in France, Argentina. One of them is RCA Victor PL 37266.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL 37266, AVSI-4738) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [AGI logo] 79 6 PL 37266 A PL37266A and PL37266B [AGI logo] 79 6 PL 37266 B. 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.
