Vinyl pressings
by Michel Polnareff · 1975
Michel Polnareff was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 10 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.
50195-A Ⓘ AREACEM LogoEtched side A, ᴀʀᴇᴀᴄᴇᴍ Logo stamped
50195-B Ⓘ AREACEM LogoEtched side B, ᴀʀᴇᴀᴄᴇᴍ Logo stamped
50.195 ALabel side A
50.195 BLabel side B
50195-A ② Artisan [logo]Side A runout
50195-B ② Artisan [logo]Side B runout
50 195 ASide A label
50 195 BSide B label
50195-A Ⓘ ᴀʀᴇᴀᴄᴇᴍ LogoEtched side A, ᴀʀᴇᴀᴄᴇᴍ Logo stamped
50195-B Ⓘ ᴀʀᴇᴀᴄᴇᴍ LogoEtched side B, ᴀʀᴇᴀᴄᴇᴍ Logo stamped
50.195 ALabel side A
50.195 BLabel side B
△ MX180187 SD18153-1Side 1 runout - stamped
△ MX180188 SD18153-2Side 2 runout - stamped
MX180187Label Side 1 label
MX180188Side 2 label
[ᴀʀᴇᴀᴄᴇᴍ Logo]Stamped Side A
[ᴀʀᴇᴀᴄᴇᴍ Logo]Stamped Side B
50195-A ⒾEtched Side A
50195-B ⒾEtched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Atlantic SD 18153First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Belgium | Atlantic 50 195 / Atlantic 50.195First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Ecuador | Atlantic WEA 3023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 50 195 / Atlantic 50.195First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 50 195First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Atlantic 50 195 / Atlantic 50.195First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 195First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | Atlantic K50195First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Atlantic W 50195First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPO-73First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPO-73First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K50195LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | UK | Atlantic K50195First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 18153LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | RCA PL 70241LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | France | Epic EPC 465938 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Enough Records 5375929LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Atlantic 3-17-404-048LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | RCA PL 70241 / Enuf Records PL 70241LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Michel Polnareff are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1975 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in France, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Atlantic 50 195.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 50 195, K50195, SD 18153, WEA 3023) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 50195-A Ⓘ AREACEM Logo and 50195-B Ⓘ AREACEM Logo. 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.
