Vinyl pressings
by Asha Puthli · 1978
L'Indiana was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, the album's first year, in 7 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.
CI 82631 - 1L [cgd logo] 27-2-78 PIVICRunout area side A
CI 82631 - 2L [cgd logo] 27-2-78 PIVICRunout area side B
CI 82631-1LLabel side A
CI 82631-2LLabel side B
CI 82631 - 1L [cgd logo] 27-2-78 PIVICRunout area side A
CI 82631 - 2L [cgd logo] 27-2-78 PIVICRunout area side B
DM-1 90522A - 1A - 2HZSide A runout
DM-1 90522 B - 1A - 2HZSide B runout
90522-ASide A label
90522-BSide B label
MX186907 SVL82631Runout area side A
MX186908 SVL82631Runout area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | CBS SVL 82631First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS 82631 / CBS CBS 82631First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | CBS CBS 82631First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | CBS CBS 82631First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | CBS CBS 82631First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1978 | Italy | CBS CBS 82631First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Italy | CBS CI 82631First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1978 | Spain | CBS S-82631First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Turkey | CBS CBS 82631First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia PCC 90522First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Dash 30011LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Dash 30011LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Dash DASH 30011LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | US | Dash 30011LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Dash LP-30011LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of L'Indiana are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Italy, Canada, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is CBS CBS 82631.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 82631, CI 82631, PCC 90522, SVL 82631) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CI 82631 - 1L [cgd logo] 27-2-78 PIVIC and CI 82631 - 2L [cgd logo] 27-2-78 PIVIC. 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.
