Vinyl pressings
by Renaud · 1981
Le Retour De Gérard Lambert 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.
8 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 2 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.
160 2393303 A DM POLYGRAM A20 Y.D.Runout side A, variant 1
160 2393303 B POLYGRAM A31 Y.D.Runout side B, variant 1
160 2393303 A DM POLYGRAM A10 Y.D.Runout side A, variant 2
160 2393303 B POLYGRAM A17 Y.D.Runout side B, variant 2
2393 303 S1 4 Y.D.Side A, Etched Handwritten
2393 303 S2 2 Y.D.Side B, Etched Handwritten
DA 160 23933 03 A POLYGRAM B17 YDVariant 1 Side A
160 2393303 B POLYGRAM BVariant 1 Side B
160 2393303 A DM POLYGRAM A40 Y.DA Side
160 2393303 B POLYGRAM C14 A31 Y.DB Side
DA 160 2393303 A POLYGRAM B19 YDRunout side A, variant 1
160 2393303 B POLYGRAM B Y.DRunout side B, variant 1
160 2393303 A DM POLYGRAM A28 Y.D.Runout side A, variant 2
160 2393303 B POLYGRAM A33 Y.D.Runout side B, variant 2
2393 303 S4_4 Y.D. 2 de coté ZCenter Label 1
2393 303 S2_2 Y.D. 4 Q de cotéCenter Label 2
160 23 933 03 A POLYGRAM A15 YD DASide A, stamped except YD etched
160 2393303 B POLYGRAM A15 YDSide B, stamped except YD etched
2393 303 1Label side A
2393 303 2Label side 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 | Canada | Trafic TFX-1984-3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Trafic TFX-1984-3 / Trafic TF 843First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Polydor 2393 303First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Polydor 2393 303First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Polydor 2393 303First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Polydor 2393 303First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Polydor 2393 303First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Polydor 2393 303First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Polydor 2393303LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | France | Polydor 4787043LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | France | Polydor 7830388LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Polydor 509999085781LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Le Retour De Gérard Lambert are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1981 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in France, Canada. One of them is Polydor 2393 303.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2393 303, TFX-1984-3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 160 2393303 A DM POLYGRAM A20 Y.D. and 160 2393303 B POLYGRAM A31 Y.D.. 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.
