Vinyl pressings
by Pierre Bachelet · 1974
Emmanuelle - The Original Sound Track 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.
14 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
K 56084 A1[side A - runout variant 1]
K 56084 B1[side B - runout variant 1]
K 56084 A2[side A - runout variant 2]
K 56084 B1[side B - runout variant 2]
K•56084•A2 0 5Side A runout
K•56084•B1 A 2 0Side B runout
K 56084 A1
K 56084 B1
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 | Ecuador | Warner Bros. Records WEA-3022First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 80.545 / Barclay XBLY 80 545First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Barclay 80.545 / Barclay XBLY 80 545First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 084First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 084First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records K 56084First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8518WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-6353WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records LP-S-65-4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56084First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56084First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56084First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56084LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1974 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56084First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | US | Warner Bros. Records K 56084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | WEA 38.037LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB 5115LP | LP |
| 1988 | Brazil | WEA 670.4248 / WEA 00539LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | South Korea | Hee Jee Records & Trading Co., Ltd. HJLR M 7007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Codiscos WEA - 10579LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | Barclay 80.545 / Barclay XBLY 80 545LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 084LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 084LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 084LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 0713 / Warner Bros. Records WS 0713LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56084LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Lebanon | Warner Bros. Records K 56084LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56084LP | LP |
43 vinyl pressings of Emmanuelle - The Original Sound Track are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1974 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Ecuador, France and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records K 56084.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 56084, WEA-3022, 80.545, WB 56 084) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K 56084 A1 and K 56084 B1. 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.
