Vinyl pressings
by René Joly · 1969
Chimène / Chateau De Craie was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
15625 M ̶B̶A 21B M3_267652Runout side A, stamped
15625 M B 21B M3 267503Runout side B, stamped
C 006-15.625 M ALabel side A
C 006-15.625 M BLabel side B
15625 M ̶B̶A 21B M3_267652Runout side A
15625 MB 21B M3 267503Runout side B
C 006-15.625 M ALabel side A
C 006-15.625 M BLabel side B
15625 M A 21B
15625 M B 21B
15625 MA 21B M3 266349Runout side A
15625 MB 21B M3 267503Runout side B
C 006-15.625 M ALabel side A
C 006-15.625 M BLabel side B
15625 MA 21B M3_267652Runout side A, stamped
15625 MB 21B M3 267503Runout side B, stamped
C 006-15.625 M ALabel side A
C 006-15.625 M BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Pathé 77.809First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | France | Pathé 2 C006-15625 M / Zenon 2 C006-15625 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Pathé 2 C006-15625 MFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | France | Pathé 2 C006-15625 M / Zenon 2 C006-15625 MFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | France | Pathé 2 C006-15625 M / Zenon 2 C006-15625 MFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | France | Pathé / ZenonFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | France | Pathé 2C 006-15.625 M / Zenon 2C 006-15.625 MFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Pathé 3C 006-10 907 M / EMI 3C 006-10 907 M7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Portugal | Pathé 5 4 000-16625 M7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Germany | EMI 1 C 006-15 625 / Columbia 1 C 006-15 6257", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | France | Pathé 2 C006-156257", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| 1978 | France | Pathé 2 C008-156257", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1978 | Spain | Pathé 1 J 006-15.6257", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | France | EMI Music France SP 208212", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Portugal | Pathé 8 E 006 - 15625 M7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Chimène / Chateau De Craie are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 1997.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in France, Canada. One of them is Pathé 2C 006-15.625 M, released October 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2C 006-15.625 M, 2 C006-15625 M, 77.809) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 15625 M ̶B̶A 21B M3_267652 and 15625 M B 21B M3 267503. 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.
