Vinyl pressings
by Tangerine Dream · 1985
Le Parc was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 11 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.
HIP-26-A 1 MT DB TAPE ONEhand etched on A side, Variant 1
HIP-26-B 1 MT DB TAPE ONE DAMONThand etched on B side, Variant 1
HIP-26-A3hand etched on A side, Variant 2
Hip-26-Bhand etched on B side, Variant 2
EMC.8043.A ര A F/W ¢ A-1 ᐉEtched, Runout Side A
EMC.8043.B ര B A-1 ᐉEtched, Runout Side B
EMC.8043.B̶A A-1 ᐉRunout, Side A
EMC.8043.A̶B F/W ¢ A-1 ᐉRunout, Side B
Qu J V 6 6 2 4 - ASide A run-out area [etched]
Qu J V 6 6 2 4 - BSide B run-out area [etched]
[SNA logo] Ʈ 66 309 A1A-side runout
[SNA logo] Ʈ 66 309 B1B-side runout
66309/1A-side label
66309/2B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Canada | Jive JV 6624 / Jive Electro JV 6624First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | Jive Electro 66.309 / Carrere 66.309First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | Carrere 66.309LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Germany | Jive Electro 6.26135 APFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Germany | Jive Electro 6.26135 / Jive Electro 6.26135 BLFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Jive Electro HIP 16First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Jive Electro C-6.26 135LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Greece | Jive Electro JIVELP 40009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Mexico | Jive LA-648 / Jive 207.304First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Jive Electro 656.070First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Netherlands | Jive Electro 656.070First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | Jive HIP 26 / Sanni Records HIP 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Jive Electro HIP 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Relativity EMC 8043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Relativity EMC 8043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Culture Factory 782 937LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Jive Electro HIP 26LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Jive HIP 26 / Jive Electro HIP 26LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Relativity EMC 8043LP, Album | LP, Album |
24 vinyl pressings of Le Parc are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1985 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, US, Japan, Canada and more. One of them is Jive Electro HIP 26.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HIP 26, EMC 8043, 28AP 3070, JV 6624) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HIP-26-A 1 MT DB TAPE ONE and HIP-26-B 1 MT DB TAPE ONE DAMONT. 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.
