Vinyl pressings
by Adriano Celentano · 1972
Prisencólinensináinciúsol was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, the album's first year, in 6 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.
16 BF 60026 ◊ A [cgd logo] 12/10/72Runout area side A, variant 1
16 BF 60026 ◊ B [cgd logo] 12/10/72Runout area side B, variant 1
S 16 BF 70026◊1N/3 [cgd logo] 11/11/72 IIIRunout area side A, variant 2
16 BF 70026◊B [cgd logo] 12/10/72 IIIRunout area side B, variant 2
16 BF 70026 ◊ A cgd 16/10/72Etching Side A
16 BF 70026 ◊ B cgd 12/10/72Etching Side B
16 BF 70026 ◊ A [cgd logo] 11/11/72Etching Side A, variant 2
16 BF 70026 ◊ B [cgd logo] 12/10/72Etching Side B, variant 2
16 JB BF 70026◊A [cgd logo] 16/10/72 ✳✳✳✳✳✳Runout area side A
16 JB BF 70026◊B [cgd logo] 12/10/72 ✳✳✳✳✳✳Runout area side B
16 M 70026-ALabel side A
16 M 70026-BLabel side B
II S 16 BF 70026◊1N/3 [cgd logo] 11/11/72 ∗∗∗∗∗∗Side A runout
III 16 BF 70026◊B [cgd logo] 12/10/72 ∗∗∗∗∗∗Side B runout
16 M 70026-ASide A label
16 M 70026-BSide B label
EPC S 1886 A2Side A stamped runout
EPC S 1886 B1Side B stamped runout
EPC S 1886 A2Side A
EPC S 1886 B1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Angola | R & T RTS.46 CDFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Greece | CBS CBS 301381First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Italy | Clan Celentano BF 70026First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Clan Celentano BF 70026First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Clan Celentano JB BF 70026First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1972 | Italy | Clan Celentano BF 70026First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | Sweden | Epic EPC S 1886First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Sweden | Epic EPC S 1886 / Epic EPC 1886First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Epic S EPC 1886First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Epic S EPC 1886First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Columbia 4-45989First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Australia | CBS BA-2220437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Austria | Ariola 12 471 AT7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Austria | Ariola 12 471 AT7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Colombia | Epic 465027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Ariola 12 471 AT7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Clan Celentano CLN 1532012", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| ? | South Africa | R & T RTS.467", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
53 vinyl pressings of Prisencólinensináinciúsol are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1972 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Italy, UK, US, Angola and more. One of them is Clan Celentano BF 70026.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BF 70026, JB BF 70026, S EPC 1886, 4-45989) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 16 BF 60026 ◊ A [cgd logo] 12/10/72 and 16 BF 60026 ◊ B [cgd logo] 12/10/72. 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.
