Vinyl pressings
by Saint Tropez · 1978
Belle De Jour was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 12 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.
FLY-016-A R-1 AZCB S-6627Runout etched side A
FLY-016-B R-1 AZCB S-6628Runout etched side B
S-6627Side A label inside parenthesis
S-6628Side B label inside parenthesis
FLY-3100-AS MCA 1753 AZ CBSide 1 Run-out
FLY-3100-BS MCA 1754 AZ CBSide 2 Run-out
MCA1753Side 1 Label
MCA1754Side 2 Label
FLY-3100-AS MCA-1753 AZ CB 1 ⧈-G-⧈Side A Runout
MCA-1754 AZ ⧈-G-⧈ 2Side B Runout
MCA 1753Side A Label
MCA 1754Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Butterfly Records L 36899First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Butterfly Records BF. 36899LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Canada | Butterfly Records FLY 016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Butterfly Records FLY-016 / Butterfly Records FLY 016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Colombia | Butterfly Records FLY-3100 / Discos Fuentes 274003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Butterfly Records 2C 070-62.191 / Pathé Marconi EMI 2C 070-62.191First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Butterfly Records 1C 064-62 191 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-62 191First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Baby Records LPX 31First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Butterfly Records GP-694First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | Japan | Butterfly Records GP-694First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Butterfly Records L 36899First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Sweden | Butterfly Records FLY 016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Turkey | MCA Records FLY-016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Butterfly Records FLY-016 / Butterfly Records FLY 016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Butterfly Records FLY 016First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Unidisc ULP-36LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of Belle De Jour are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1978 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Australia, Canada, Colombia and more. One of them is Butterfly Records FLY-016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FLY-016, FLY 016, FLY-3100, L 36899) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FLY-016-A R-1 AZCB S-6627 and FLY-016-B R-1 AZCB S-6628. 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.
