Vinyl pressings
by Nana Mouskouri · 1969
Dans Le Soleil Et Dans Le Vent was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
FON AA885558 1Y DN 380 MY VRunout side 1, stamped
FON AA885558 2Y DN 380 MY VRunout side 2, stamped
885.558 1YMatrix on side 1 centre label
885.558 2YMatrix on side 2 centre label
FON AA885558 1Y DN 380 MY VRunout side 1, stamped
FON AA885558 2Y DN 380 MY VRunout side 2, stamped
885.558 1YLabel side A
885.558 2YLabel side B
885 558-1YA Side Etching
885 558-2YB Side Etching
885-558A-3YSide 1
885-558B-3YSide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Fontana 885.558 / Fontana 885-558First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Fontana 885.558First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Fontana 885.558First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Fontana 885.558First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Fontana 885.558 MYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Fontana 885.558 MYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Fontana 885.558 MYLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | Greece | Fontana 885 558 MYFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Switzerland | Fontana PH 6859 201 / Fontana 885 558 MYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Switzerland | Fontana PH 6859 201First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Greece | Fontana 885 558 MYLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Fontana 6399 014LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Fontana 6399014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Fontana 885.558 MYLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | Phonodor 12170LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Philips SFX-7226LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Japan | Philips SFX-7226LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
17 vinyl pressings of Dans Le Soleil Et Dans Le Vent are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in France, Canada, Greece, Switzerland. One of them is Fontana 885.558 MY.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 885.558 MY, 885.558, 885 558 MY, PH 6859 201) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FON AA885558 1Y DN 380 MY V and FON AA885558 2Y DN 380 MY V. 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.
