Vinyl pressings
by Caterina Valente · 1955
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 2 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.
52 4502 HS 20501 A MADE IN GERMANY 4 E 6 D LRunout side A, stamped
52451 SS 20501 B MADE IN GERMANY C 5 BRunout side B, stamped
20 501 ALabel side A
20 501 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Japan | Polydor EPP-13First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Germany | Polydor EPH 20 501First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Germany | Polydor 20 501 EPHFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Germany | Polydor 20 501 EPHFirst year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | Polydor 20 501 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | Polydor 20 501 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | Polydor EPH 20 5017", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | Germany | Polydor 20 501 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 5017", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Spain | Polydor 20501 EPH / Polydor EPH 205017", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Germany | Polydor 20 501 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 5017", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | New Zealand | Polydor EPH 20 501 / Polydor EPH-20 5017", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Germany | Polydor 20 501 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Germany | Polydor 20 501 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Germany | Polydor 20 501 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Polydor EP54-0277", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Australia | Polydor EPH 20 5017", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Denmark | Polydor EPH 205017", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Denmark | Polydor EPH 205017", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Denmark | Polydor EPH 205017", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Denmark | Polydor EPH 205017", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Polydor 20 501 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Polydor 20.501 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 20 501 EPH / Polydor EPH 20 5017", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Sweden | Polydor 20501 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Sweden | Polydor 20501 EPH7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Jugoton EPH-20501 / Jugoton EP-PO-90757", EP | 7", EP |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Jugoton EP-PO-9075 / Jugoton EPH-205017", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
27 vinyl pressings of Caterina Valente are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1955 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in Germany, Japan. One of them is Polydor EPH 20 501, released August 1955.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPH 20 501, 20 501 EPH, EPP-13) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 52 4502 HS 20501 A MADE IN GERMANY 4 E 6 D L and 52451 SS 20501 B MADE IN GERMANY C 5 B. 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.
