Vinyl pressings
by Mireille Mathieu · 1968
J'ai Gardé L'accent was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
HBLY 71249 A1Runout side A - Variant 1
HBLY 71249 B1Runout side B - Variant 1
BLY 71249 ARunout side A - Variant 2
BLY 71249 BRunout side B - Variant 2
HBLY 71249 A1Runout side A - Variant 1
HBLY 71249 B1Runout side B - Variant 1
BLY 71249 ARunout side A - Variant 2
BLY 71249 BRunout side B - Variant 2
HBLY 71249 A1Runout side A, variant 1
HBLY 71249 B1Runout side B, variant 1
HBLY 71249 A2 TRunout side A, variant 2
HBLY 71249 B2 TRunout side B, variant 2
HBLY 71249 A1Runout side A, etched
HBLY 71249 B1Runout side B, etched
BLY 71249-1Label side A
BLY 71249-2Label side B
HBLY 71249 A1Runout side A, etched
HBLY 71249 B1Runout side B, etched
BLY 71249-1Label side A
BLY 71249-2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Brazil | Barclay BARCD-2.036First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 249 / Barclay 71249First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 249 M / Barclay 71249First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 249 M / Barclay 71249First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 249 M / Barclay 71249First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71249First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 249 / Barclay 71249First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 249 / Barclay 71249First year7", EP, 45 RPM | 7", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 249 / Barclay 71249First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 71 249 / Barclay 71249First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
10 vinyl pressings of J'ai Gardé L'accent are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in France, Brazil. One of them is Barclay 71 249, released February 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 71 249, 71 249 M, 71249, BARCD-2.036) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HBLY 71249 A1 and HBLY 71249 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.
