Vinyl pressings
by Adriano Celentano · 1963
A New Orleans was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
JS1861Etching Side A
JS1788Etching Side B
J - 20197x45 - A II 5-4-63Side A, runout, etched, variant 2
J - 20197x45 - B 26-2-63Side B, runout, etched, variant 2
J-20197 x 45-A 5-4-63Side A, runout, etched
J-20197 x 45-B 5-4-63Side B, runout, etched
J 20197x45 A (JS1861)Side A, label
J 20197x45 B (JS1788)Side B, label
JS1861Etching Side A
JS1788Etching 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Argentina | Producciones Fermata 3F-0050First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТК 2740First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТК 2740First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТК 2740First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Ital Record Distributing Co. IR - 110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Europe | Jolly Hi-Fi Records J 20197 x 45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Vogue DV 14070 / Jolly Hi-Fi Records J 20197 x 45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Greece | Polydor NHH 54 730First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Jolly Hi-Fi Records J 20197 x 45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Jolly Hi-Fi Records J 20197x45First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Italy | Jolly Hi-Fi Records J 20197 x 45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Jolly Hi-Fi Records J 20197 x 457", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Fermata FB-33317", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТК 27407", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of A New Orleans are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1963 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in Italy, Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada and more. One of them is Jolly Hi-Fi Records J 20197 x 45.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use J 20197 x 45, J 20197x45, 3F-0050, ВТК 2740) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JS1861 and JS1788. 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.
