Vinyl pressings
by Marie Laforêt · 1968
Album : 4 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.
5 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
YP ARTX 61163 1 M6 25 8 558Runout side 1
YP ARTX 61164 1 M6 258559Runout side 2
YPARTX 61163on label side 1
YPARTX 61164on label side 2
MFV-ST-3158-A YPARTX 61163 1 M6 25 8558Runout side A
MFV-ST-3158-B M6 258559 YP ARTX 61164 1Runout side B
1-FLDX-424-1Label Side A
2-FLDX-424-2Label Side B
M6 258558 MFV-ST-3158-A Y PARTX 61163 1Runout, side A. mix of etched and stamped
M6 258559 YP ARTX 61164 MFV-ST-3158-BRunout, side B. mix of etched and stamped
FLDX-424 1-FLDX-424-1Label, side A
FLDX-424 2-FLDX-424-2Label, side B
7073-N A△ G II 3 1Runout side A
7073-N B△ G ♢ 2 1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Israel | Disques Festival FLDX 424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Disques Festival MFV S-3158First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Spain | Vergara 7.073-N / Vergara 7.073 - NFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Disques Festival FLDX 424First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Disques Festival MFV S-3158 / Disques Festival FLDX-424First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Disques Festival FLDX 424LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | Disques Festival FLDX 424LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | Disques Festival FLDX 424LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | France | Disques Festival FLDX 424LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Vergara 7.073-NLP | LP |
10 vinyl pressings of Album : 4 are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in France, Netherlands, Israel, Spain. One of them is Disques Festival FLDX 424, released July 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FLDX 424, MFV S-3158, 7.073-N) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YP ARTX 61163 1 M6 25 8 558 and YP ARTX 61164 1 M6 258559. 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.
