Vinyl pressings
by Serge Gainsbourg · 1975
Rock Around The Bunker was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 3 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.
PHI 6325195 1 380 CIDISRunout, side A stamped
PHI 6325195 2 380 CIDISRunout, side B stamped
6325 195 1Printed label A
6325 195 2Printed label B
6325-195A IY IASide A runout, stamped
6325-195B IY IASide B runout, stamped
6325 195 A 1 520 150875Runout side A, stamped
6325 195 B 1 520 150875Runout side B, stamped
6325 195.1Label side A
6325 195.2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Philips 6325 195 / Philips 6325.195First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Philips 6325 195 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Philips 6325 195First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Philips FDX-163LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | France | Philips 548 431-1 / Mercury 548 431-1LP, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Numbered | LP, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Numbered |
| 2008 | France | Universal 5308549LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2008 | France | Philips 6325 195 / Philips 530 854-9LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | France | Mercury 539 135-0 / Universal Music France 539 135-0LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Philips 532 074-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Philips 6325 195LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Philips 6325 195LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Philips 6325 195LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Philips 6325 195LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | Philips 6325 195LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| ? | France | Philips 6325 195LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Philips 532 074-2 / Mercury 719 403LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Philips FDX-163LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Rock Around The Bunker are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1975 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in France, Canada, Italy. One of them is Philips 6325 195, released January 8, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6325 195, 6325 195 A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PHI 6325195 1 380 CIDIS and PHI 6325195 2 380 CIDIS. 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.
