Vinyl pressings
by Téléphone · 1980
Au Cœur De La Nuit was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 6 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.
M6 334171 2 72279 A 1 ARUNRunout A Variant 1
M6 334172 2 72279 B 1 KIMRunout B Variant 1
M6 334171 2 72279 A 2 ARUNRunout A Variant 2
M6 334172 2 72279 B 1 KIMRunout B Variant 2
M6 334171 2 72279 A 1Side A, etched typewritten
M6 334174 2 72279 B 2Side B, etched typewritten
ARUNSide A, etched handwritten
KIMSide B, etched handwritten
M6 334171 2 72279 A 1 ARUNRunout A
M6 334172 2 72279 B 1 KIMRunout B
C 070-72279 ALabel A
C 070-72279 BLabel B
M6 334173 2 72279 A 2 ARUNRunout A
M6 334174 2 72279 B 2 KIMRunout B
C 070-72279 ALabel A
C 070-72279 BLabel B
SPAM-67406-A-1Runout A
SPAM-67406-B-2Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Pathé SPAM 67406 / EMI SPAM 67406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Pathé 2C 070-72279LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | France | Pathé 2C 070-72279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | EMI 1 C 064-72 279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Pathé Marconi EMI 1A 062-72279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Pathé 11C 076-72279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Virgin V2195LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1980 | France | Pathé 2C 070-72279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Pathé 2C 070 72279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Pathé 2C 070-72279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Pathé 2C 070-72279LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Italy | Pathé 3C 064-72279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Pathé 10C 064-072279LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Spain | Pathé 10C 064-072279LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | Virgin V2195LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | France | Parlophone 0825646085408LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | France | Parlophone 0190296248726LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Au Cœur De La Nuit are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1980 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in France, Italy, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Pathé 2C 070-72279, released October 20, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2C 070-72279, 2C 070 72279, 3C 064-72279, SPAM 67406) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M6 334171 2 72279 A 1 ARUN and M6 334172 2 72279 B 1 KIM. 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.
