Vinyl pressings
by Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso · 1975
Banco was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
MAL - 2013 - 1 2/4/75Stamped in Runout area side A
MAL - 2013 - 2 2/4/75Stamped in Runout area side B
(MAL 2013/1)Label side A
(MAL 2013/1)Label side B
MAL - 2013 - 1 2/4/75Stamped in Runout area side A
MAL - 2013 - 2 2/4/75Stamped in Runout area side B
(MAL 2013/1)Label side A
(MAL 2013/1)Label side B
K·53507·A3 ARUNSide A runout
K·53507·B3Side B runout
K 53507 ASide A label
K 53507 BSide B label
K.53507.A4Runout Stamp Side A
K.53507.B3Runout Stamp Side B
K.53507.A3 ARUNRunout Side A, Variant
K.53507.B3Runout Side B, Variant
MA6-505S1-E5RS-7572-1 RE-2 1-3-03A #12Side A runout etched variant 1
MA6-505S1-E5RS-7573-2 RE-2 2-5-03B #12Side B runout etched variant 1
MA6-505S1-E5RS-7572-1 RE-2 1-5-03B #13Side A runout etched variant 2
MA6-505S1-E5RS-7573-2 RE-2 2-5-03B #13Side B runout etched variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Manticore MA 505-VI / Manticore MA6-505-S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Manticore MA 505-VI / Manticore MA6-505-S1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | France | Manticore 53 507First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Manticore 88 926 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Manticore MAL 2013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Manticore MAL 2013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Manticore P-8578MFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Manticore P-8578MFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Manticore P-8578MFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Spain | Manticore 88926 I / Manticore 88.926 - IFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Manticore K53507 / Manticore K 53507First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Manticore K53507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Manticore K53507LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Manticore MA6-505S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Manticore MA6-505S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Cherry Red Phonograph CRP117LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Banco are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Italy, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is Manticore MAL 2013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MAL 2013, K53507, MA6-505S1, MA 505-VI) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MAL - 2013 - 1 2/4/75 and MAL - 2013 - 2 2/4/75. 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.
