Italy
1962- Label and catalog number
- La Voce Del Padrone QALP 10341
- Format
- LP · Gatefold Sleeve
- Runout / matrix
2XBA 647 IRunout side A, stamped
2XBA 648 IIRunout side B, stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli · 1962
L'Arte Di Benedetti Michelangeli was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year. 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.
2XBA 647 IRunout side A, stamped
2XBA 648 IIRunout side B, stamped
17017 M A 2XBA 647 I 19.10.62Runout side A, stamped
17017 M B 2XBA 648 II 30.10.62Runout side B, stamped
2XBA 647 I 19 10 62Stamped runout area side A
2XBA 648 II 30 10 62Stamped runout area side B
2XBA 647Label side A
2XBA 648Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QALP 10341First yearLP | LP |
| 1962 | Italy | Odeon QALP 10341First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3C 061-17017MFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1962 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QALP 10341First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Italy | EMI ITALIANA S.p.A. 3 C 053 - 17017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Italy | EMI 3C 053-17017 / La Voce Del Padrone 3C 053-17017LP | LP |
| 1981 | Italy | EMI 3C 053-17017 / La Voce Del Padrone 3C 053-17017LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 3 C 053 - 17017 / EMI ITALIANA S.p.A. 3 C 053 - 17017LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | EMI 3 C 053 - 170173 C 053 - 17017LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 1170171LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of L'Arte Di Benedetti Michelangeli are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1962 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Italy. One of them is La Voce Del Padrone QALP 10341.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use QALP 10341, 3C 061-17017M) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2XBA 647 I and 2XBA 648 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.