Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Solo · 1968
Siesta 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.
15 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
NLNK 3970 30-12-67 dT [Guido Di Toma signature]Runout area side A
NLNK 3971 30-12-67 dT [Guido Di Toma signature] 3971Runout area side B
NLNK 3970Label side A
NLNK 3971Label side B
NLNK 3970 30-12-67Runout side A, etched
NLNK 3971 30-12-67Runout side B, etched
NLNK 3971Label side A
NLNK 3971Label side B
NLNK 3970 30-12-67 dT [Guido Di Toma signature]Runout area side A
NLNK 3971 30-12-67 [hand etched] dT [Guido Di Toma signature] 3971 [machine presed]Runout area side B
NLNK 3970Label side A
NLNK 3971Label side B
NLNK 3970 30-12-67 dTRunout side A
NLNK 3971 30-12-67 dTRunout side B
NLNK 3971Label side A
NLNK 3971Label side B
NLNK 3970 30-12-67 dT [Guido Di Toma signature]Runout area side A
NLNK 3971 30-12-67 dT [Guido Di Toma signature] 3971Runout area side B
NLNK 3970Label side A
NLNK 3971Label side B
NLNK 3970 30-12-67Runout side A, etched
NLNK 3971 30-12-67Runout side B, etched
NLNK 3970Label side A
NLNK 3971Label 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 | Australia | Ricordi -Carinia 45-R-7019First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Disques Festival SPX 8First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Disques Festival SPX 8First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS 3510First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-487 / Ricordi SRL 10.487First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-487First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Special Edition · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Special Edition · Promo |
| 1968 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-487First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Special Edition | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Special Edition |
| 1968 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10.487 / Ricordi SRL 10-487First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-487First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Special Edition | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Special Edition |
| 1968 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-487 / Ricordi SRL 10.487First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-487First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Special Edition | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Special Edition |
| 1968 | Japan | Seven Seas HIT-1552First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Spain | Philips 360 160 PFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Switzerland | Ricordi SRL 10-487First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SR-8208 / Ricordi EPY-8208First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Madagascar | Disques Festival SPX 87", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Peru | Virrey vric 30207" | 7" |
17 vinyl pressings of Siesta are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Italy, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is Ricordi SRL 10-487.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRL 10-487, SRL 10.487, 45-R-7019, SPX 8) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NLNK 3970 30-12-67 dT [Guido Di Toma signature] and NLNK 3971 30-12-67 dT [Guido Di Toma signature] 3971. 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.
