Vinyl pressings
by Marie Laforêt · 1971
Portrait was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year. 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.
[1 FLDR 491] MU 100079 A = MU 1312 ARunout side A, etched, [strikethrough]
[2 FLDR 491] MU 100079 B = MU 1312 BRunout side B, etched, [strikethrough]
1 FLDR 491Runout side A
2 FLDR 491Runout side B
1 FLDR 491Label side A
2 FLDR 491Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | Disques Festival FLDR 491 / Disques Festival FDLF 491First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | France | Disques Festival FLDR 491 / Disques Festival FLDF 491First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | France | Disques Festival FLDR 491First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Disques Festival FLDR 491First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Musidisc 30 CV 1312LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | Musidisc 30 CV 1312LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Musidisc 30 CO 1312 / Musidisc CO 1312LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Musidisc 30 CO 1312 / Musidisc CO 1312LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | France | Musidisc 30 CV 1312 / Musidisc CO 1312LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Musidisc 30 CV 1312LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Musidisc 30 CV 1312LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Musidisc 30 CV 1312LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Musidisc 30 CV 1312 / Musidisc CO 1312LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Portrait are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1971 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in France. One of them is Disques Festival FLDR 491.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FLDR 491) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [1 FLDR 491] MU 100079 A = MU 1312 A and [2 FLDR 491] MU 100079 B = MU 1312 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.
