Vinyl pressings
by Angelo Branduardi · 1983
Cercando L'Oro was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 2 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.
8134621 1 520Side A runout engraved
8134621 2 520Side A runout engraved
BR SPIRY V7-5-83 LATO A - 1Ƨ1BSide A runout hand etching
BR SPIRY 17-5-83 LATO B - 2S-1ASide B runout hand etching
Made in Germany 020 DM 205625 A-2 IIRunout side A
Made in Germany DM 205625 B-4/83 S IIRunout side B
S 205 625 ALabel side A
S 205 625 BLabel side B
020 205 625 A-2 SPIRY 175-83- LATO A 1 S Made in GermanyRunout side A variant 1
020 205 625 B-1 SPIRY 175-83- LATO B 2 S Made in GermanyRunout side B variant 1
020 205 625 A-2 SPIRY 17-5-83- LATO A-2 S Made in GermanyRunout side A variant 2
020 205 625 B-1 SPIRY 17-5-83- LATO B-2 S Made in GermanyRunout side B variant 2
020 205 625 A-2 B2 SPIRY 17-5-83- LATO A 2 S-1 Made in GermanyRunout, side A, variant 1
020 205 625 B-2 B2 SPIRY 17-5-83 LATO B 2 S-1 Made in GermanyRunout, side B, variant 1
020 205 625 A-2 B2 SPIRY 17-5-83- LATO A 2 S-1 Made in GermanyRunout, side A, variant 2
020 205 625 B-1 SPIRY 17-5-83 LATO B 2 S-1 Made in GermanyRunout, side B, variant 2
S 205 625 ALabel, side A
S 205 625 BLabel, side B
DM 205 625 A-3/83 S IIRunout side A
DM 205 625 B-4/83 S IIRunout side B
S 205 625 ALabel side A
S 205 625 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Europe | Musiza 205 625First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Musiza 205 625First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Musiza 46 956 8LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Europe | Musiza 205 625First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Musiza 205 625First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | MusiZa 205 625First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Musiza 205 625First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | Musiza 813 462-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | South Korea | Si-Wan Records SRML 6005 / EMI 0777 7 801012 8LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | MusiZa 205 625-320 / MusiZa 205 625LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Cercando L'Oro are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1983 and 1995.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Italy, Europe. One of them is Musiza 813 462-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 813 462-1, 205 625) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 8134621 1 520 and 8134621 2 520. 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.
