Vinyl pressings
by Al Bano Carrisi · 1969
Pensando A Te was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 8 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.
17006 M-A 3-4-69 IIRunout area side A
17006 M-B 9-6-69 IIRunout area side B
17006 M-A 9-6-69 IIRunout area side A, variant 2
17006 M-B 9-6-69 IIRunout area side B, variant 2
17006 M-A - 3-4-69 IRunout side A
17006 M-B - 9-6-69 IIRunout side B
17006 M/ALabel side A
17006 M/BLabel side B
17006-M-ASide A
17006-M-BSide B
17006 M/A-TIEtching Side A
17006 M/B-TIEtching Side B
17006-M/ALabel A
17006-M/BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | France | Columbia 2C 006-17006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Columbia 1C 006-17 006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Greece | His Master's Voice 7MG 262First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | India | La Voce Del Padrone MQ 2155 / La Voce Del Padrone 3C 006-17006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone MQ 2155 / La Voce Del Padrone 3C 006 - 17006 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 006-17006 M / La Voce Del Padrone MQ 2155First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Columbia 5C 006.17006MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Portugal | A Voz Do Dono 8E 016 40 016 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1969 | Yugoslavia | La Voce Del Padrone SVdP-8283 / Jugoton SVdP-8283First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Venezuela | Odeon OD-45-87", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Pensando A Te are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in Italy, France, Germany, Greece and more. One of them is La Voce Del Padrone MQ 2155.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MQ 2155, 3C 006-17006 M, 2C 006-17006, 1C 006-17 006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 17006 M-A 3-4-69 II and 17006 M-B 9-6-69 II. 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.
