US
1984- Label and catalog number
- Carrere SZ 39902
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
AL 39902Side A Matrix
BL 39902Side B Matrix

Vinyl pressings
by Vladimir Cosma · 1984
L'Amour En Héritage was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AL 39902Side A Matrix
BL 39902Side B Matrix
66180 ASIDE 1
66180 BSIDE 2
[Logo SNA] 66180 A ƮRunout side A
[Logo SNA] 66180 B ƮRunout side B
66180/1Label side A
66180/2Label side B
[Logo SNA] 66180 A ƮRunout side A
[Logo SNA] 66180 B ƮRunout side B
66180/1Label side A
66180/2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia & New Zealand | Carrere VPL1-6713First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Carrere DK-638First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Carrere 66.180 / Carrere 66180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Carrere 66.180 / Carrere 66180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | Sanni Records 66.180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Carrere SZ 39902First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | Carrere 66.289 / Carrere 66289LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Israel | Carrere CAR 632269LP | LP |
| 1985 | South Africa | Carrere CEY(M) 4051521LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Sweden | Carrere CAR 66.180LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Carrere CAL 221LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Argentina | Music Hall CAR 14.798-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Argentina | Music Hall CAR 14.798-1LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Brazil | RGE 304.7041LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | Carrere CAR 6.26429 APLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Carrere 062-2405061LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Carrere 062-2405061LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
17 vinyl pressings of L'Amour En Héritage are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1984 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, Australia & New Zealand, Canada, France and more. One of them is Carrere SZ 39902.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SZ 39902, VPL1-6713, DK-638, 66.180) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 39902 and BL 39902. 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.