Vinyl pressings
by Conny Froboess · 1962
Zwei Kleine Italiener was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 7 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.
7XCR 1189-1Runout groove A-side, stamped
7XCR 1190-1Runout groove B-side, stamped
7 XCR 1189Label side A
7 XCR 1190Label side B
7 XCR 1242-1Runout side A
7 XCR 1243-1Runout side B
7 XCR 1242Label Side A
7 XCR 1243Label Side B
7 XCR 1189-1Runout side A
7 XCR 1190-1Runout side B
7 XCR 1189Label side A
7 XCR 1190Label side B
7 XCR 1189-1Runout Side A
7 XCR 1190-1Runout Side B
7 XCR 1189Label Side A
7 XCR 1190Label Side B
7XCR 1189-1Runout Groove A-Side
7XCR 1190-1Runout Groove B-Side
7 XCR 1189Label side A
7 XCR 1190Label side B
7 XCR 1189-1Runout A stamped
7 XCR 1190-1Runout B stamped
7 XCR 1189Label side A
7 XCR 1190Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Denmark | Columbia 45-DW 5944 / Columbia C 22 008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Finland | Columbia 45-DYC 1086First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Columbia C 22 008 / Columbia 45-DW 5944First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Columbia C 22 164 / Columbia 45-DW 5999First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Columbia C 22 008 / Columbia 45-DW 5944First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Germany | Columbia C 22 008 / Columbia 45 - DW 5944First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Columbia C 22 008 / Columbia 45-DW 5944First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Columbia C 22 008 / Columbia 45 - DW 5944First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Columbia C 22 008 / Columbia 45 - DW 5944First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Columbia C 22 008 / Columbia 45-DW 5944First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Columbia C 22 008 / Columbia 45 - DW 5944First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Columbia C 22 008 / Columbia 45-DW 5944First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | Columbia C 22 008 / Columbia 45-DW 5944First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7 MH 1064First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7 MH 1064First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of Zwei Kleine Italiener are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Germany, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands and more. One of them is Columbia C 22 008.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 22 008, C 22 164, 45-DW 5944, 45-DYC 1086) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCR 1189-1 and 7XCR 1190-1. 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.
