Italy
1964- Label and catalog number
- Ricordi SRL 10-338
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
NLNH 2636 Bis 5-2-64Runout area side A
NLNH 2258 Bis 5-2-64Runout area side B
NLNH 2636Label side A
NLNH 2258Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Solo · 1964
Una Lacrima Sul Viso was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 13 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.
NLNH 2636 Bis 5-2-64Runout area side A
NLNH 2258 Bis 5-2-64Runout area side B
NLNH 2636Label side A
NLNH 2258Label side B
NLNH 2636 4-2-64Runout area side A
NLNH 2258 4-2-64Runout area side B
NLNH 2636Label side A
NLNH 2258Label side B
NLNH 2636Etched into run-out groove A side
NLNH 2258Etched into run-out groove B side
NLNH 2636 4-2-64Runout side A, etched
NLNH 2258 4-2-64Runout side B, etched
NLNH 2636Label side A
NLNH 2258Label side B
NLNH 2636Runout area side A
NLNG 2258Runout area side B
NLNH 2636Label side A
NLNH 2258Label side B
NLNH 2636Runout area side A
NLNH 2258Runout area side B
NLNH 2636Label side A
NLNH 2258Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Belgium | CBS 1.538First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Canada | Epic 5-9683First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Denmark | Fontana TF 269 700First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Europe | CBS 1.505 / CBS (1.505)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Europe | Ricordi SRL 10-338First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | Ricordi SRL 10-338First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-338First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-338First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-338First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-338First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-3387", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1964 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-338First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-338First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-338First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Japan | Seven Seas HIT-1038First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Philippines | Mobile Disco Records DMS-87857", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1998 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-3387", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Sinus Music BE 120-3059 / Barclay BE 120-30597", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Brazil | Ricordi C-33-6.011 / Chantecler C-33-6.0117", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Disques Festival DN 569 S7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | France | Disques Festival DN 569 S7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | CBS 1.5057", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Japan | Seven Seas HIT-10387", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS 1.5057", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Epic 5-96837", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Epic 5-96837", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
40 vinyl pressings of Una Lacrima Sul Viso are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1964 and 1998.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in Italy, UK, Netherlands, Belgium and more. One of them is Ricordi SRL 10-338.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRL 10-338, TF 456, 1.505, 1.538) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NLNH 2636 Bis 5-2-64 and NLNH 2258 Bis 5-2-64. 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.