Vinyl pressings
by Louis Aragon · 1961
Les Chansons D' Aragon Chantées Par Leo Ferré was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
BLY 80138A GFSide A, Etched Handwritten
BLY 80138B GFSide B, Etched Handwritten
N° 80138 A BLY 80138 ACenter Label A
N° 80138 B BLY 80138 BCenter Label B
BLY 80138A GFSide A, Etched Handwritten, variant 1
BLY 80138B GFSide B, Etched Handwritten, variant 1
BLy 80138 A1 GFSide A, Etched Handwritten, variant 2
BLy 80138 B1 GFSide B, Etched Handwritten, variant 2
H BLY 80138A, GFRunout side A
H BLY 80138B, GFRunout side B
N° 80138 A BLY 80138 ACenter label side A
N° 80138 B BLY 80138 BCenter label side B
BLY 80138 A
BLY 80138 B
XBLY 6-80138 A/2
XBLY 6-80138 B/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Belgium | Barclay 80138 / Barclay 80 138 ⓂFirst yearLP, 10", Mono, Album · Mono | LP, 10", Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 80138 / Barclay 80 138 ⓂFirst yearLP, 10", Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 80138 / Barclay 80 138 ⓂFirst yearLP, 10", Mono, Album · Mono | LP, 10", Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 80138 / Barclay 80 138 ⓂFirst yearLP, 10", Mono, Album · Mono | LP, 10", Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1961 | France | Barclay 80138 / Barclay 80 138First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Barclay B 80016LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Barclay 80.343 B / Barclay 80 343 BLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Canada | Barclay B 8016LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | France | Barclay 90066LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Barclay 66.009LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Barclay BRCLP 60054LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Portugal | Barclay MB-9122LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Portugal | Barclay MOV-6.030LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Barclay 17.0897/1 / Movieplay 17.0897/1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Barclay 90 066 / Barclay 90066LP, Reissue, Album, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Barclay 90 066 / Barclay 90066LP, Reissue, Album, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Barclay CBLP 2010LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Barclay 80283LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Barclay 80283LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Barclay 90 066LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 80.343 S / Barclay 80343LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Barclay 80.343 B / Barclay 80 343LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Barclay 80.343 SLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 80.343 / Barclay 80343LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Barclay 80.343 S / Barclay 80343LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Barclay 80.343 S / Barclay CO 7LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Barclay 90 066LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Les Chansons D' Aragon Chantées Par Leo Ferré are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1961 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in France, Belgium. One of them is Barclay 80138.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 80138) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLY 80138A GF and BLY 80138B GF. 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.
