Vinyl pressings
by Nicolas De Angelis · 1981
Quelques Notes Pour Anna was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. 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 1981, the album's first year, in 8 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.
700 052 AX Y.D. MPORun-out Side A Variant 1
700 052 BX Y.D. MPORun-out Side B Variant 1
700 052 AY Y.D. MPOetched on Side A Variant 2
700 052 B Y.D. MPOetched on Side B Variant 2
6.24721-01-1Side A
6.24721-01-2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | WEA 600100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | WEA 600100 / Delphine 600100LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | Brazil | Epic 144.745First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Delphine DEL 2 700052 / Delphine DEL/2 700052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Germany | Telefunken 6.24721 AS / Delphine 6.24721 ASFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Telefunken 91 432 5 / Delphine 91 432 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Victor VIP-28051First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | Netherlands | CNR 655.135First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Portugal | imavox im-33.014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Venezuela | Delphine 700052 / Gramsa LPS-99421First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Mexico | Gamma GX 01-1226 / Delphine GX 01-1226LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1982 | Panama | Padisco DEL-02LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | South Korea | HKR HJL-1001 / JVC VIP-28051LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Ecuador | Famoso 20500227LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | JVC DVCL-30032LP | LP |
15 vinyl pressings of Quelques Notes Pour Anna are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1981 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in France, Australia, Brazil, Germany and more. One of them is Delphine DEL 2 700052.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DEL 2 700052, 600100, 144.745, 6.24721 AS) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 700 052 AX Y.D. MPO and 700 052 BX Y.D. MPO. 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.
