Vinyl pressings
by Paul de Senneville · 1974
Dolannes Melodie was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1974, the album's first year. 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.
64010 A1Runout side A, variant 1
64010 BRunout side B, variant 1
64010A ̶S̶G̶5̶0̶7̶A̶Runout side A, etched, variant 2
64010B ̶S̶G̶5̶0̶7̶B̶Runout side B, etched, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | France | Delphine 64010 / Delphine 64.010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Argentina | Music Hall 32.2827", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Delphine 64.010 / Delphine 116/64.010Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Delphine 64.010Y / Delphine 116-64.010Y7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Delphine 116-64.010Y / Delphine 64.010 Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Delphine 116/64.010Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Delphine 64.010Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Delphine 64.0107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Decca 64.010 / Delphine 116-64.010Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Delphine 64.010 / Delphine 1 1 6/64.010Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Delphine 64.010 / Delphine 116-64.010Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Delphine 116.64010Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Delphine 116/64.010Y / Delphine 64.010Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Delphine 116-64.010Y / Delphine 64.010Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Brazil | Disc'Az AZCS-1575 / Delphine AZCS-15757", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Telefunken 6.11 683 / Telefunken 6.11683 AC7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
51 vinyl pressings of Dolannes Melodie are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1974 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in France. One of them is Delphine 64010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 64010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 64010 A1 and 64010 B. 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.
