Vinyl pressings
by Caterina Valente · 1955
A Date With Caterina Valente was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1955, the album's first year, in 3 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.
4 5 5 1 7 A B G 5 32550 S Made in GermanyRunout side A
4 5 5 1 7 B B G 5 32551 S Made in GermanyRunout side B
45 517 ALabel side A
45 517 BLabel side B
45 517 ALabel side A
45 517 BLabel side B
32550 S G 5Side A
32551 S G 5Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Australia | Polydor 45 517 LPH / Polydor LPH-45517First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Germany | Polydor 45 517 LPH / Polydor LPH 45 517First yearLP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | South Africa | Polydor 45 517 LPHFirst yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1955 | Germany | Polydor 45 517 LPHFirst yearLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1956 | Brazil | Polydor 45 517 LP / Polydor LP 45.517LP, Album, 10" | LP, Album, 10" |
| 1956 | Germany | Polydor 45517 LPHLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1956 | Norway | Polydor 45517 LPHLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| 1956 | Germany | Polydor 45 517 LPHLP, 10", Album, Repress | LP, 10", Album, Repress |
| 1957 | Germany | Polydor 45 517 LPHLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Polydor 240-11LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Polydor 45 517LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Germany | Polydor LPP 710", LP | 10", LP |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 45 517 / Polydor 45 517 LPHLP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| ? | Germany | Polydor LPP 710", LP | 10", LP |
| ? | Japan | Polydor LPP 7LP, 10", Compilation | LP, 10", Compilation |
| ? | UK | Polydor 45 517 / Polydor 45.517LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
16 vinyl pressings of A Date With Caterina Valente are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1955 and 1957.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in Germany, South Africa, Australia. One of them is Polydor 45 517 LPH, released August 1955.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45 517 LPH) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 4 5 5 1 7 A B G 5 32550 S Made in Germany and 4 5 5 1 7 B B G 5 32551 S Made in Germany. 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.
