Italy
January 1975- Label and catalog number
- Come Il Vento ZSCVE 55742
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
EKAY 28106 1S A3 1Runout area side A
EKAY 28107 1S A1 3Runout area side B
EKAY 28106Label side A
EKAY 28107Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Dario Baldan Bembo · 1975
Aria was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 8 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.
EKAY 28106 1S A3 1Runout area side A
EKAY 28107 1S A1 3Runout area side B
EKAY 28106Label side A
EKAY 28107Label side B
EKAY 28106Side A label
EKAY 28107Side B label
EKAY 28106 1S-1A 2Runout side A
EKAY 28107 1S-1B 2Runout side B
EKAY 28106Label side A
EKAY 28107Label side B
6001 ASide A
6001 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Cabal INT 6001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Polydor PK 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Able ABL.7024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Carrere 67.031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Mexico | Imágen IMA-3001-CFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Poplandia PS-30.113First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Sweden | Metronome MLP 15.551First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Come Il Vento ZSCVE 55742First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Come Il Vento ZSCVE 55742First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Italy | Come Il Vento ZSCVE 55742First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Come Il Vento ZSCVE 55742First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | M7 MLF 123LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Aria are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Italy, Argentina, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Come Il Vento ZSCVE 55742, released January 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZSCVE 55742, INT 6001, PK 001, ABL.7024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKAY 28106 1S A3 1 and EKAY 28107 1S A1 3. 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.