Vinyl pressings
by Louis Armstrong · 1957
C'est Si Bon was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, 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.
10 129 A Made in Germany 56 209² S H M 7Runout side A, stamped
10 129 B Made in Germany 56 210 S G L 7Runout side B, stamped
10 129 ALabel side A
10 129 BLabel side B
PEP 921Side A
PEP 922Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | France | Brunswick 10 129First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Germany | Brunswick 10 129 EPBFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | France | Brunswick 10 1297", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | Norway | Brunswick 10 129 EPB7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Germany | Brunswick 10 129 EPB7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | Brunswick 10 129 EPB7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1959 | Spain | Brunswick 10 129 EPB7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Germany | Brunswick 10 129 EPB7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton EP-BR-90917", EP | 7", EP |
| 1963 | Germany | Brunswick 10 129 EPB7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Brunswick 10 1297", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
11 vinyl pressings of C'est Si Bon are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1957 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in Germany, France. One of them is Brunswick 10 129 EPB, released December 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 10 129 EPB, 10 129) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10 129 A Made in Germany 56 209² S H M 7 and 10 129 B Made in Germany 56 210 S G L 7. 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.
