Vinyl pressings
by Cervello · 1973
Melos was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1973, the album's first year. 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.
SMRL-6119-1 19-9-73Side A Runout, stamped
SMRL-6119-2 19-9-73Side B Runout, stamped
S-6119/1Side A Label, in parentheses
S-6119/2Side B Label, in parentheses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Italy | Ricordi SMRL 6119First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Venezuela | Orbe ORLP 4401LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | Seven Seas K22P 325LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Italy | Contempo Records CONTE 002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Italy | Sony Music 88843994821LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered |
| 2013 | Italy | Sony Music 88843994821LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Europe | Legacy 88985365531 / RCA 88985365531LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | Italy | Ricordi SMRL 6119LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2019 | Italy | Ricordi SMRL 6119 / Sony Music SMRL 6119LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Italy | Sony Music 19439887411LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2025 | Italy | Sony Music 198029907315LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Melos are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1973 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Italy. One of them is Ricordi SMRL 6119.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SMRL 6119) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SMRL-6119-1 19-9-73 and SMRL-6119-2 19-9-73. 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.
