Vinyl pressings
by Michel Legrand · 1971
Le Messager "The Go Between" - Bande Sonore… 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.
7 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
92676 MA 21 M3 280198Runout Side A stamped
92676 MB 21 M3 280199Runout Side B stamped
C 006 - 92.676 M ALabel - side A
C 006 - 92.676 M BLabel - 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 | Columbia 2C 006-92676 M / Columbia 2C 006-92.676 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Italy | Columbia 3C 0006-92676First year7" | 7" |
| 1971 | Italy | Columbia 3C 006-92676First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Spain | Odeon 1 J 006-92.676 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | UK | Columbia DB 8823First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | UK | Columbia DB 8823First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | UK | Columbia DB 8823First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Brazil | Odeon 7I-33187" | 7" |
| 1972 | France | Columbia 2 C006-92676 M / Columbia 2C 006-92.676 M7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Japan | Odeon OR-29267", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1972 | Japan | Odeon OR-29267", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Japan | Odeon OR-29267", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Le Messager "The Go Between" - Bande Sonore… are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in France, UK, Italy, Spain. One of them is Columbia 2C 006-92676 M.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2C 006-92676 M, DB 8823, 3C 0006-92676, 3C 006-92676) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 92676 MA 21 M3 280198 and 92676 MB 21 M3 280199. 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.
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