Vinyl pressings
by Michel Delpech · 1973
Les Divorcés 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.
12 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
BLY 61881 A DFA-side run-out, pressed
7YBARC 75506 61881 B M3 296205 1B-side run-out, pressed
7Y Barc 75.505A-side center label
7Y Barc 75.506B-side center label
BLY 61 881-1
BLY 61881-2
7Y BARC 75505 ^ 61881 A M3 296204 IA-side stamped runout
7Y BARC 75506 A 61881 B M3 296205 IB-side stamped runout
BLY 61 881-1A-side center Label
BLY 61 881-2B-side center Label
BAR 61 881 A CIDISRunout side A
BAR 61 881 B CIDISRunout side B
BAR 61 881 A CIDISA-side runout, pressed
BAR 61 881 B CIDISB-side runout, pressed
7YBARC 75505 A 61881 A M3 296204 1A-Side run-out, stamped
7YBARC 75506 1 61881 B M3 296205 1B-Side run-out, stamped
BLY 61881-1A-Side, center label
BLY 61881-2B-Side, center label
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 | France | Barclay 61881 / Barclay 61.881First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61 881First year7", 45 RPM, Mono, Stereo · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono, Stereo · Mono |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61881First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61881 / Barclay 61 881First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61881 / Barclay 61 881First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61 881First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61881 / Barclay 61 881First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61881First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61881 / Barclay 61 881First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61881 / Barclay 61 881First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61881First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | France | Barclay 61 881First year7", 45 RPM, Mono, Stereo · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono, Stereo · Mono |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 618817", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 61881 / Barclay 61 8817", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 61881 / Barclay 61 8817", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
21 vinyl pressings of Les Divorcés are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in France. One of them is Barclay 61881.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 61881, 61 881) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLY 61881 A DF and 7YBARC 75506 61881 B M3 296205 1. 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.
