Vinyl pressings
by Marcel Zanini · 1969
Tu Veux, Tu Veux Pas was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 4 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.
HCED 121257A1Runout side A - Variant 1
HCED 121257BRunout side B - Variant 1
HCED 121257 A2Runout side A - Variant 2
HCED 121257B2Runout side B - Variant 2
HCED 121257A2Runout Side A
HCED 121257B2Runout Side B
CED 121257-1Label Side A
CED 121257-2Label Side B
HCED 121257 B2Runout side A, etched
HCED 121257 A2Runout side B, etched
CED 121257-1Label side A
CED 121257-2Label side B
HCED 121257 A2Hand-Etched side A
HCED 121257 B2Hand-Etched side B
CED 121257-1Label Side A
CED 121257-2Label Side B
CED 121257-1Label Side A
CED 121257-2Label Side B
HCED 121257 A1Runout side A
HCED 121257 BRunout side B
CED 121257-1Label side A
CED 121257-2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Belgium | Riviera BE 121257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Brazil | Ebrau 121.257First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Riviera 121.257 / Riviera 121 257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Riviera 121.257 / Riviera 121 257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Riviera 121.257 / Riviera 121 257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Riviera 121.257 / Riviera 121 257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Riviera 121.257 / Riviera 121 257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Riviera 121.257 / Riviera 121 257First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Lebanon | Riviera RV 2047First year7" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Riviera 500377", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Greece | Riviera 6071 1007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | Riviera RIV/NP 77045 / Riviera RIV NP 770457", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Spain | Riviera SN-20.421 / Movieplay SN-20.4217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Belgium | Barclay SOUV.2247", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1983 | Belgium | Barclay SOUV 2247", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Turkey | Riviera RIV 30287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Tu Veux, Tu Veux Pas are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1969 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in France, Belgium, Brazil, Lebanon. One of them is Riviera 121.257.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 121.257, BE 121257, RV 2047) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HCED 121257A1 and HCED 121257B. 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.
