Spain
1979- Label and catalog number
- Ariola 100.355Ariola 100355-A
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Angela Carrasco · 1979
Mamma was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
LACQUER LABStamped both sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Ariola 407-4546First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Colombia | Ariola 18011100064First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Guatemala | Ariola A-73First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Panama | Ariola A-73First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Panama | Ariola A-73First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Panama | Ariola A-73First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Peru | Ariola 100.355First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Spain | Ariola 100.355 / Ariola 100355-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Spain | Ariola 0120First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Spain | Ariola 0127First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Pronto PR-6210First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Bolivia | Ariola ASS - 1053 / Ariola ASS-1053First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Bolivia | Ariola 100.355 / Ariola 100.355First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Ecuador | Ariola 220115-E7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Ariola A-737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Mamma are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Spain, US, Bolivia, Argentina and more. One of them is Ariola 100.355.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 100.355, 0120, 0127, PR-6210) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.