France
1946- Label and catalog number
- Columbia LF 232
- Format
- Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
- Runout / matrix
CL 8242-2 M3-110038Runout side A
CL 8253-1 M3-110098Runout side B
CL 8242Label side A
CL 8253Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Tino Rossi · 1946
Petit Papa Noël / Destins was first pressed on vinyl in 1946. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1946, 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.
CL 8242-2 M3-110038Runout side A
CL 8253-1 M3-110098Runout side B
CL 8242Label side A
CL 8253Label side B
CL 8242Label side A
CL 8253Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | France | Columbia LF 232First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1946 | France | Columbia LF 232First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1947 | France | Columbia LF 232Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1948 | France | Columbia LF 232Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1948 | France | Columbia LF 232Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1948 | France | Columbia LF 232Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1948 | France | Columbia LF 232Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks C-10176Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks C10176Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Columbia Masterworks C10176Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | France | Columbia LF 232Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | France | Columbia DF4623Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | France | Columbia DF 4623Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | France | Columbia DF 4623Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | France | Columbia DF 4623Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | France | Columbia DF 4623Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Switzerland | Columbia DZ 475Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Switzerland | Columbia DZ 475Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Switzerland | Columbia DZ 475Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
19 vinyl pressings of Petit Papa Noël / Destins are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1946 and 1948.
The earliest pressings are from 1946, in France. One of them is Columbia LF 232.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LF 232) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CL 8242-2 M3-110038 and CL 8253-1 M3-110098. 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.