Vinyl pressings
by Michel Sardou · 1979
Michel Sardou was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
MPO Trema 310 075 AEtched runout side A, variant 1
MPO Trema 310 075 BEtched runout side B, variant 1
MPO Trema 310 075 AEtched runout side A, variant 2
MPO Trema 310 075 B XEtched runout side B, variant 2
MPO Trema 310 075 A1Etched runout side A
MPO Trema 310 075 B1Etched runout side B
[AGI logo] 79 11 310075 A1Printed runout side A
[AGI logo] 79 11 310075 B2Printed runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Trema 310 075First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Trema 310075 / Trema 310.075First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Trema 310 075First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Trema 310 075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Trema 310 075 / Trema 310075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Trema 310 075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Ariola Montana 202 024-320 / Ariola Montana 202 024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Spain | Poplandia PS-30139First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Trema YX-7259-TRLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Trema 310 075 / Trema 310075LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Music For Pleasure 2403541 / Trema 2403541LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Michel Sardou are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1979 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in France, Canada, Germany, Spain. One of them is Trema 310 075.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 310 075, 310075, 202 024-320, PS-30139) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO Trema 310 075 A and MPO Trema 310 075 B. 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.
