Italy
1979- Label and catalog number
- Ariston ARLP/12359Ariston AR/LP 12359
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
Vinyl pressings
by Matia Bazar · 1979
Tournée was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVI-4843First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVI-4843First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Costa Rica | Ariston MI 1706/2 / Indica Productos Especiales MI 1706/2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Carrere 67.436First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Italy | Ariston ARLP/12359 / Ariston AR/LP 12359First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 1162LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 1162LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 1162LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 1162LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Italy | Oxford OX/3313LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Italy | Virgin MPIT 1012LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 1162LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Tournée are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1979 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Italy, Argentina, Costa Rica, France. One of them is Ariston ARLP/12359.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ARLP/12359, AVI-4843, MI 1706/2, 67.436) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.