Michel Polnareff – Lipstick

About this record

Only 372 collectors list a copy of this Atlantic US pressing as owned, while 127 more are hunting for one, so demand is running ahead of the copies that circulate. Lipstick, the 1976 soundtrack-flavoured album by Michel Polnareff on catalogue SD 18178, is a four-track LP whose appeal sits in its genre mix of electronic, funk and disco rather than in any single hit.

The community rating stands at 4.22 from 32 votes, a small sample that still points to a dedicated following.

What drives its value

The price guide sets the spread from M at 38.48 USD down to VG at 18.23 USD, with NM at 34.43 and VG+ at 26.33. Copies graded G+ are listed at 10.13 USD and below, so the steepest falls in value happen as a copy drops out of the VG range.

No live market snapshot is recorded for this release, so the lowest asking price and the number of copies currently for sale are unknown; the guide figures are the only price reference. The community figures of 372 owners and 127 wants show steady interest, which supports the guide values rather than pushing them higher.

Because the facts do not list other pressings of this title, the guide applies to this US Atlantic issue alone, and its value cannot be compared with a foreign or reissued edition from the same data.

How to appraise this pressing

Confirm the pressing by reading the Atlantic label and the catalogue number SD 18178 on the spine, the sleeve and the disc itself, then compare the label layout to the sleeve. The record has four tracks and is catalogued as an LP album, so the track count and format on the labels should match.

No barcode appears in the data for this release, so do not rely on a barcode to identify it. The dead-wax matrix string and pressing plant are not held in the facts, so check the runout against a trusted reference rather than assuming a particular code.

For grading, examine the disc under good light for surface wear and sleeve condition, and match what you see against the grade descriptions to the price guide tiers from M down to P.

Further reading: grading a record, how to sell vinyl.