Vinyl pressings
by Caterina Caselli · 1968
Il Volto Della Vita 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.
9 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
2C 9680◇1N 5/3/68 [cgd logo]Runout area side A
2C 9680◇2N 4/3/68 [cgd logo]Runout area side B
2C 9680◇1N/2 [cgd logo] 2/4/68Runout area side A - Variant 1
2C 9680◇2N 4/3/68 [cgd logo]Runout area side B - Variant 1
2C 9680◇1N 5/3/68 [cgd logo]Runout area side A
2C 9680◇2N 4/3/68 [cgd logo]Runout area side B
2c 9680-1NLabel side A
2c 9680-2NLabel side B
2c 9680-1NLabel side A
2c 9680-2NLabel side B
2C 9680◊1N II 5/3/68 [cgd logo]Runout area side A
2C 9680◊2N II [cgd logo] 4/3/68Runout area side B
2 c 9680-1 NLabel side A
2 c 9680-2NLabel side B
S 53519 A 05068 ГАШАA
S 53519 B 05068 ГАШАB
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 | Canada | Columbia C4-2804First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Greece | CBS BA 301180First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | CGD N 9680First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | CGD N 9680First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | CGD ODJBN 9680First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1968 | Italy | CGD N 9680First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Netherlands | CBS 3560First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Spain | CBS 3607First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB S 53519 / CGDFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS BA-2215247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Il Volto Della Vita are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Italy, Yugoslavia, Canada, Greece and more. One of them is CGD N 9680.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use N 9680, ODJBN 9680, S 53519, C4-2804) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2C 9680◇1N 5/3/68 [cgd logo] and 2C 9680◇2N 4/3/68 [cgd logo]. 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.
