Vinyl pressings
by Mireille Mathieu · 1968
Le Merveilleux Petit Monde De Mireille Mathieu… 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.
8 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 6 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.
BLY 80376 A2Side A, etched typewritten
BLY 80376 B2Side B, etched typewritten
BLY 80376 A1TSide A, etched typewritten Variant 1
BLY 80376 B1TSide B, etched typewritten Variant 1
698-DB-567 Fetched
698-DB-568etched
G 79404 / 05 A-1 Made in Germany IIRunout side A
G 79404 / 05 B-1 Made in Germany IIRunout side B
79 404 / 05 ALabel side A
79 404 / 05 BLabel side B
BLY 80376 A2Side A runout stamped
BLY 80376 B2Side B runout stamped
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 | Canada | Barclay 80058 / Barclay 698-DB-567First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 80.376 / Barclay 80 376First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | France | Barclay 80 376First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Ariola 79 405 IUFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Lebanon | Barclay 80376 S / SLD SLP 15006First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Lebanon | SLD SLP 15006First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Spain | Barclay 80376 / Sonoplay S-21071First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST-490First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Barclay SR-336LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Columbia SCX 6369 / Columbia 1E 062 ◦ 90555LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | Overseas Records UPS-177-V / Overseas Records UPS-177-YLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Philips 9101 701LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Philips 9101 701LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | Overseas Records UXP-700-VLP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Overseas Records UXP-700-VLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | Overseas Records SUX-175-VLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | France | Philips 9.101.701 / Philips 9101 701LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | France | Ariola 205953LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Columbia SCXO 6369LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Polydor 2424 040LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Polydor 2424 040LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Barclay XBLY 80 376LP | LP |
| ? | France | Polydor 2424 040LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Barclay 80.376 / Barclay 80 376LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Barclay 80.376 / Barclay 80 376LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Ariola 79405 IULP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | Barclay LPS-77420LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
27 vinyl pressings of Le Merveilleux Petit Monde De Mireille Mathieu… are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in France, US, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Barclay 80.376.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 80.376, 80 376, ST-490, 80058) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLY 80376 A2 and BLY 80376 B2. 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.
