Vinyl pressings
by Téléphone · 1979
Crache Ton Venin was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 4 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.
PS1A[Variant 1&2] Side A (Etched)
M6 326917 2 14737 A 2[Variant 1] Side A (Stamped)
M6 326919 2 14737 A 3[Variant 2] Side A (stamped)
PS1B[Variant 1&2] Side B (Etched)
M6 326919 2 14737 A 2Side A runout stamped
M6 326920 2 14737 B 3Side B runout stamped
M6 326919 2 14737 A 3Side A (Stamped)
M6 326920 2 14737 B 3Side B (Stamped)
M6 326917 2 14737 A 2 PS1A 1Side A runout variant 1
M6 326920 2 PS1B 14737 B 3Side B runout variant 1
M6 326919 2 14737 A 3Side A runout etched variant 2
M6 326920 2 14737 B 3Side B runout etched variant 2
M6 M6 326917 2 14737 A 2 PS1 A P̶A 1Side A runout, variant 1
M6 326920 2 PS1B 14737 B 3Side B runout, variant 1
M6 326917 2 14737 A 2Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
M6 326917 2 14737 B 3Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
M6 326919 2 14737 A 3Runout Side A
M6 326997 2 14737 B 4Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | CBS PFC 90546First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Pathé 2C 070-14737 / Pathé 2 C070-14737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Pathé 2C070-14737 / Pathé 2C 070-14737First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Pathé 2 C 070-14737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Pathé 2 C070-14737First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | France | Pathé PS 1 / Pathé 2 C070-14737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Pathé 2 C 070-14737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Pathé 2C070-14737 / Pathé 2C 070-14737LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 2C070-14737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Pathé 2 C 070-14737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Pathé 3 C064-14737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Windmill K28P-44First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Windmill K28P-44First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | France | Pathé PS. 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Pathé 2C 070-14737 / Pathé 2 C070-14737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Netherlands | Pathé 1A 066-14737LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | France | EMI Pathé Marconi 7489331LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | France | Parlophone 0825646085422LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | France | Parlophone 0190295435479LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | France | Parlophone 0190296248689LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Pathé 2 C 070-14737LP, Album | LP, Album |
22 vinyl pressings of Crache Ton Venin are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1979 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in France, Canada, Italy, Japan. One of them is Pathé PS. 1, released April 2, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PS. 1, 2C 070-14737, 2C070-14737, 2 C 070-14737) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PS1A and M6 326917 2 14737 A 2. 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.
