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Maria / Un Soir... Une Nuit...

by Tino Rossi · 1941

10 pressings2 countriesChansonPop

Maria / Un Soir... Une Nuit... was first pressed on vinyl in 1941. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Maria / Un Soir... Une Nuit...

3 pressings came out in 1941, 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.

France

1941
Label and catalog number
Columbia DF 2845
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

M3-102744 CL 7496-1Stamped runout side A

M3-102868 CL 7506-1Stamped runout side B

CL 7496Label side A

CL 7506Label side B

Full details of this pressing

France

1941
Label and catalog number
Columbia DF 2845
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

M3-102744 CL 7496-1Runout side A, stamped

M3-102868 CL 7506-1Runout side B, stamped

CL 7496Label side A

CL 7506Label side B

Full details of this pressing

France

1941
Label and catalog number
Columbia DF 2845
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

M3-102744 CL 7496-1Stamped runout side A

M3-102868 CL 7506-1Stamped runout side B

CL 7496Label side A

CL 7506Label side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1940s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1941FranceColumbia DF 2845First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1941FranceColumbia DF 2845First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1941FranceColumbia DF 2845First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1949FranceColumbia GF 1003Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, ReissueShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Reissue
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceColumbia DF 2845Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?FranceColumbia DF 2845Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?FranceColumbia DF 2845Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?FranceColumbia DF 2845Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?SwitzerlandColumbia DZ 356Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?SwitzerlandColumbia DZ 356Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AMaria
  2. BUn Soir... Une Nuit...

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Maria / Un Soir... Une Nuit... are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Maria / Un Soir... Une Nuit... are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1941 and 1949.

When was Maria / Un Soir... Une Nuit... first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1941, in France. One of them is Columbia DF 2845.

How do I tell if my copy of Maria / Un Soir... Une Nuit... is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DF 2845) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M3-102744 CL 7496-1 and M3-102868 CL 7506-1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Maria / Un Soir... Une Nuit... on vinyl worth?

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.

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