Vinyl pressings
by Maxime Le Forestier · 1973
Maxime Le Forestier was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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.
POL 2473025 ADU1 CIDISRunout side A, variant 1
2473 025B G20 CIDISRunout side B, variant 1
2473-025 A CIDIS C2Runout side A, variant 2
2473-025 B CIDIS A7Runout side B, variant 2
MPO PYR 2473 025 ASide A, hand engraved
MPO PYR 2473 025 BSide B, hand engraved
MPO PYR 2473-025 ARunout A-Side
MPO PYR 2473-025 BRunout B-Side
N° 2473 025Center label A-Side
GUCenter label A-Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Polydor 2473 025First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | France | Polydor 2473 025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Polydor 2473 025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Polydor 2473 025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Polydor 2473 025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | Polydor 23 93 094 / Polydor 23 93 094LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Polydor 2473 025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Polydor 2473 025LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | Polydor 2473 025LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Polydor 2473 025LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | Polydor 2473 025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Maxime Le Forestier are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in France, Canada. One of them is Polydor 2473 025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2473 025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, POL 2473025 ADU1 CIDIS and 2473 025B G20 CIDIS. 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.
