Vinyl pressings
by Wallace Collection · 1970
Serenade was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 7 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.
04332 MA 21 M3 270521Runout side A
04332 MB 21 M3 270522Runout side B
C 006 - 04332 M ALabel side A
C 006 - 04332 M BLabel side B
7YCE.21425Label side A
7YCE.21426Label side B
7YCE.21425Label side A
7YCE.21426Label side B
1C006-04332-A-1Runout [stamped] side A
1C006-04332-B-1Runout [stamped] side B
04332-M-A 31-8-70 IIRunout area side A
04332-M-B 10-7-70 T1Runout area side B
04332 M/ALabel side A
04332 M/BLabel side B
04332-M-A 31-8-70 IIRunout Groove Side A
04332-M-B 10-7-70 T1Runout Groove Side B
04332 M/ALabel Side A
04332 M/BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Odeon 2 C006-04332 M / Odeon 2 C006-04332 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Germany | Odeon 1C 006-04332First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Parlophone 3C 000-04332 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1970 | Italy | Parlophone 3C 006-04332 MFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Italy | Parlophone 3C006-04332 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Odeon 5C006-04332 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | South Africa | Parlophone SPD 536First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Spain | Odeon 1 J 006-04.332 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Parlophone R 5844First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | UK | Parlophone R 5844First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Mexico | Capitol Records EPEM- 104767", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Odeon OR-27607", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Lebanon | Parlophone MOL 417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Portugal | Parlophone 8E 016-04 3887", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Turkey | Odeon 45-LA 43207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Serenade are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in France, UK, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Odeon 2 C006-04332 M.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2 C006-04332 M, R 5844, 1C 006-04332, 3C 000-04332 M) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 04332 MA 21 M3 270521 and 04332 MB 21 M3 270522. 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.
