Vinyl pressings
by Stéphane Grappelli · 1962
Django was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1962, the album's first year. 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.
XBARC 50138 X BLY 84089 A M6 220327Side A runout
XBARC 50139 X BLY 84089 B M6 220328Side B runout
XBARC 50.138 X BLY 84.089 ALabel side A
XBARC 50.139 X BLY 84.089 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | France | Barclay 84089 / Barclay 84 089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | Barclay 820105LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Barclay L 36060 / Barclay 820 105LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Australia | Astor GGS 1501LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | France | Barclay 950 080 / Barclay 950080LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | France | Barclay 950080LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Barclay L 36060 / Barclay 820 105LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS311LP | LP |
| 1977 | Italy | Vedette Records VPA 8340LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Picc-A-Dilly PIC 3525 / Picc-A-Dilly PIC-3525LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Barclay 820 105 / Barclay 820.105LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Django are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1962 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in France. One of them is Barclay 84089.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 84089) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XBARC 50138 X BLY 84089 A M6 220327 and XBARC 50139 X BLY 84089 B M6 220328. 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.
