Vinyl pressings
by Bino · 1978
Mama Leone 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.
11 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 6 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.
2044 109 S1 320 L 1Runout side A, variant 1
2044 109 S2 320 AW 1ARunout side B, variant 1
2044 109 S1 320 1 XRunout side A, variant 2
2044 109 = 2 S 2 320 1 C ARunout side B, variant 2
2044 109 S1 320 L 1Runout side A variant 1 stamped
2044 109 S2 320 AW 1ARunout side B variant 1 stamped
2044 109 S1 320 1 XRunout side A variant 2 stamped
2044 109 = 2 S 2 320 1 C ARunout side B variant 2 stamped
2044 109 S 1 320 1 · 2 24Runout A, stamped
2044 109 S 2 320 1 · 2 24Runout B, stamped
AREACEM [stamped] 49370 A [etched]Runout side A, variant 1
AREACEM [stamped] 49370 B [etched]Runout side B, variant 1
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 | Austria | Carrere 2044 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Brazil | Building Records BGCS-1813First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1978 | France | Carrere 49.370 / Carrere 49 370First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Carrere 49.370 / Carrere 49 370First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Carrere 49.370 / Carrere 49 370First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Carrere 49.370 / Carrere 49 370First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Carrere 2044 133First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Italy | Polydor 2060 197First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Portugal | Carrere 6061 225First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Germany | Carrere 2044 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Carrere 2044 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | CNR 144.6127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Netherlands | CNR 144.6127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Poland | Tonpress R-08987", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc, Mono · Mono, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc, Mono · Mono, Picture disc |
| 1979 | Poland | Tonpress R-0898Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc · Picture disc | Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Germany | KBC Records 30.101812", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | Germany | KBC Records 17.10187", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Poland | Tonpress R-0898Flexi-disc | Flexi-disc |
27 vinyl pressings of Mama Leone are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1978 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, Austria, Brazil, France and more. One of them is Carrere 2044 109, released March 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2044 109, 2044 133, BGCS-1813, 49.370) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2044 109 S1 320 L 1 and 2044 109 S2 320 AW 1A. 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.
