France
1975- Label and catalog number
- Sonopresse 36.605/6Sonopresse 36.605
- Format
- LP, Compilation
Vinyl pressings
by Mike Brant · 1975
Album Souvenir 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.
8 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
36605A6Side A, etched
36603̶5BSide B, etched
36606 ASide C, etched
36606B9Side D, etched
[A.R.E.A.C.E.M. logo] 36605A4Runout, side A
[A.R.E.A.C.E.M. logo] 36605BRunout, side B
[A.R.E.A.C.E.M. logo] 36606ARunout, side C
[A.R.E.A.C.E.M. logo] 36606B5Runout, side D
[A.R.E.A.C.E.M. logo] 36605A4Runout, side A
[A.R.E.A.C.E.M. logo] 36605BRunout, side B
[A.R.E.A.C.E.M. logo] 36606ARunout, side C
[A.R.E.A.C.E.M. logo] 36606B5Runout, side D
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 | France | Sonopresse 36.605/6 / Sonopresse 36.605First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | France | Sonopresse 36.605/6 / Sonopresse 36.605First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | France | Sonopresse 36.605/6 / Sonopresse 36.605First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | France | Sonopresse 36.605/6 / Sonopresse 36.605First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | France | Sonopresse 36.605/6 / Gérard Tournier 36.605First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Sonopresse 36.605/6First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Sonopresse 36.605/6 / Sonopresse 36.605First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Israel | Sonopresse 36.605/6 / Sonopresse 36.605First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | France | Sonopresse DA 35515LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | France | Sonopresse DA 35515LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | Sonopresse 2C156-72590/1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Album Souvenir are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1975 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in France, Israel. One of them is Sonopresse 36.605/6.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 36.605/6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.