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Maurice JarreIs Paris Burning? (The Original Sound Track Recording)

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Is Paris Burning? (The Original Sound Track Recording)

by Maurice Jarre · 1966

13 pressings8 countriesSoundtrackScoreClassicalBrass & Military

Is Paris Burning? was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Is Paris Burning?

12 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 8 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.

Canada

1966
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks OS 3030
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

XSM 115236

XSM 115237

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US

1966
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks OS 3030
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

–| XSM115236-1BEtched Side A

0 XSM115237-1B ||\\|V|Etched Side B

0 XSM115236-1B I C I ISide A runout variant

0 XSM115237-1B ⏉ I I I\\IVISide B runout variant

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US

1966
Label and catalog number
Columbia Masterworks OL 6630
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Terre Haute Pressing
Runout / matrix

XXLP115234-- T ASide 1 runout (stamped)

0 XXLP115235-1C T ISide 2 runout (stamped)

XLP 115234Side 1 label

XLP 115235Side 2 label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 13 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1966AustraliaCBS SBP 233377First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966CanadaColumbia Masterworks OS 3030First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966FranceCBS S 62843First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966ItalyCBS S 62843First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1966JapanCBS YS-731-CFirst yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1966South AfricaCBS BLD 7295First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966UKCBS 62843First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966UKCBS BPG 62843First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1966USColumbia Masterworks OL 6630First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1966USColumbia Masterworks OS 3030First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966USColumbia Masterworks OL 6630First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1966USColumbia Masterworks OL 6630First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1977JapanCBS/Sony 25AP 807LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Overture
  2. A2The Resistance
  3. A2aThe Heads Of The Resistance
  4. A2bThe Resistance Of The Convent
  5. A2cThe Taking Of The Police Headquarters
  6. A2dThe Slaughter Of The Students
  7. A2eParis Wounded
  8. B1The Paris Waltz
  9. B2The Liberation
  10. B2aGeneral Leclerc
  11. B2bThe Barricades
  12. B2cThe Crossing Of The German Lines
  13. B2dMarch Of The Second D.B. On Paris
  14. B2eVigil In The Gutters
  15. B2fThe American Tanks
  16. B2gThe Parisians In The Street
  17. B2hThe Entry Into Paris
  18. B2iParis Liberated

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Is Paris Burning? are there?

13 vinyl pressings of Is Paris Burning? are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1966 and 1977.

When was Is Paris Burning? first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1966, in Canada, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia Masterworks OS 3030.

How do I tell if my copy of Is Paris Burning? is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OS 3030, 62843, BPG 62843, OL 6630) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM 115236 and XSM 115237. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Is Paris Burning? on vinyl worth?

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.

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