Vinyl pressings
by Antoine · 1968
La Tramontana was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 4 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.
J + J·35162 x 45 - A 2 20 - 1 - 68Runout A side, variant 1
J·35162 x 45 - B 1 19 - 1 - 68Runout B side, variant 1
J. 35162x45-A2 20-1-68Runout A side, variant 2
J. 35162x45-B 1 19-1-68Runout B side, variant 2
J·35162 x 45 - A 2 20 - 1 - 68Side A runout, etched
J·35162 x 45 - B 1 19 - 1 - 68Side B runout, etched
J 35162x45 ASide A, label
J 35162x45 BSide B, label
J·35162 x 45 - A 2 ÷ 20 - 1 - 68Runout side A
J·35162 x 45 - B 1 ÷ 19 - 1 - 68Runout side B
J 35162x45 ALabel side A
J 35162x45 BLabel side B
J- 35162x45 - A 2 20 - 1 - 68Runout side A
J- 35162x45 - B 1 19 - 1 - 68Runout side B
J 35162x45 ALabel side A
J 35162x45 B (J 35142x45 B)Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Unknown | Disques Vogue VC-316First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Disques Vogue V. 45 1479 / Disques Vogue V. 45-14797", 45 RPM, Single, Remastered | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Remastered |
| 1968 | France | Disques Vogue V. 45-1479First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Disques Vogue V.45 1479First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14707First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Disques Vogue J 35162 / Jolly Hi-Fi Records J 35162First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Disques Vogue J 35162First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Italy | Disques Vogue J 35162 x 45 / Jolly Hi-Fi Records J 35162 x 45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Disques Vogue J 35162x45First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Italy | Disques Vogue J 35162 x 45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Spain | Disques Vogue H 295 / Disques Vogue H - 295First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Yugoslavia | Vogue Jugoton SVG-8251 / Jugoton SVG-82517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of La Tramontana are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Italy, France, Germany, Spain. One of them is Disques Vogue J 35162.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use J 35162, J 35162 x 45, J 35162x45, VC-316) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J + J·35162 x 45 - A 2 20 - 1 - 68 and J·35162 x 45 - B 1 19 - 1 - 68. 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.
