Vinyl pressings
by Patrick Juvet · 1979
Laura Les Ombres De L'été was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 9 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.
222 960020 A POLYGRAMSide A, Variant 1
222 960020 B POLYGRAMSide B, Variant 1
222 960020 A POLYGRAM A3Side A, Variant 2
222 960020 B POLYGRAM B2Side B, Variant 2
SMX55799Side A label
SMX55800Side B label
80297-ASOn Label Face 1
80297-BSOn Label Face 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Barclay BLSL-70037First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Australia | Barclay 2321 248 / Barclay L-37,200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Barclay L 37200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Barclay 80297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Barclay 960 020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Barclay 0066.059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Hong Kong | Barclay 960 020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Barclay BRCLP 60081First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Portugal | Barclay mov.-9.088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Barclay 17.1573/9First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Barclay 960 020LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Barclay GP-794LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Mexico | Barclay EDI 60552 / Musart EDI 60552LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Korea | Barclay HBL-1026LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Barclay 2321 248LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Laura Les Ombres De L'été are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in France, Argentina, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Barclay 960 020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 960 020, BLSL-70037, 2321 248, L 37200) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 222 960020 A POLYGRAM and 222 960020 B POLYGRAM. 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.
