Vinyl pressings
by Mireille Mathieu · 1966
C'est Ton Nom was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, 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.
HBLY 70953 A1Runout side A - Variant 1
HBLY 70953 B1Runout side B - Variant 1
HBLY 70953 A1 GPRunout side A - Variant 2
HBLY 70953 B1 GPRunout side B - Variant 2
BLY 70953-1Printed Label A
BLY 70953-2Printed Label B
BLY 70953-1Center label A
BLY 70953-2Center label B
HBLY 70953 A3Side A
HBLY 70953 B3Side B
BLY 70953-1Printed Label A
BLY 70953-2Printed Label B
HBLY 70953 A1Runout side A, hand-etched
HBLY 70953 B1Runout side B, hand-etched - variant 1
HBLY 70953 B4 GPRunout side B, hand-etched - variant 2
BLY 70953-1Label side A
HBLY 70953 A4 GPRunout A-Side
HBLY 70953 B4 GPRunout B-Side
N° 70953-1Center label A-Side
BLY 70953-1Center label A-Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | France | Barclay 70.953 M / Barclay 70953First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | France | Barclay 70953 / Barclay 70953 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1966 | France | Barclay 70.953 / Barclay 70 953First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1966 | France | Barclay 70.953 / Barclay 70 953First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1966 | France | Barclay 70 953 / Barclay 70.953 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1966 | France | Barclay 70 953 / Barclay 70.953 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1966 | Israel | Barclay EP-289First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Portugal | Barclay BEP 700 123First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Spain | Barclay SBGE 83 190 / Barclay SBGE 83.190First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1966 | Spain | Barclay SBGE 83.190 / Barclay SBGE 83.190First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1966 | France | Barclay 70.953 / Barclay 70 953First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1966 | France | Barclay 70953 / Barclay 70953 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Barclay 70 953 / Barclay 70.953 M7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | Barclay 70 953 / Barclay 70.953 M7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | Barclay 70.953 / Barclay 709537", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
15 vinyl pressings of C'est Ton Nom are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in France, Israel, Portugal, Spain. One of them is Barclay 70.953, released March 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70.953, 70953, 70.953 M, 70 953) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HBLY 70953 A1 and HBLY 70953 B1. 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.
