US
February 5, 1962- Label and catalog number
- Capitol Records ST-1659
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo

Vinyl pressings
by Dean Martin · 1962
Dino: Italian Love Songs 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.
18 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.
T1-1659-P5 (Triangle: machine stamp in the deadwax containing I,A and M is for Scranton, PA.)Side A
T2-1659-D2 #2 (anvil)Side B
T2-1659Side B label matrix
T1-1659Side A label matrix
ST-1-1659-N1 ☖ &Side 1 Runout, Stamped
ST-2-1659-W5 ☖ &Side 2 Runout, Stamped
ST-1-1659-N2 ☖ &Side 1 Variant Runout, Stamped
ST-2-1659-W5 IAM &Side 2 Variant Runout, Stamped
ST1-1659-D3 ✩Side A runout, variant 1
ST2-1659-D3 1 ✩Side B runout, variant 1
St-1-1659-a-7Side A runout, variant 2
St-2-1659-a-7Side B runout, variant 2
T1-1659-D3 1 ☆Side-A Runout
T2-1659-D3 1 ☆Side-B Runout
T1-1659Side-A Label
T2-1659Side-B Label
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 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-1659 / Capitol Records ST 1659First yearLP | LP |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1659 / Capitol Records T-1659First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-1659 / Capitol Records ST 1659First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | Germany | Capitol Records K 83 239First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Japan | Capitol Records CSP-1087First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T.1659First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | South Africa | Capitol Records T-1659First yearLP | LP |
| 1962 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1659First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Capitol Records T 1659First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1659First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Capitol Records T 1659First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records SU 1659 / Capitol Records SU-1659First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records ST-1659First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records ST-1659First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records T-1659First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records SY-4563LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | Capitol Records, Inc. SM-1659LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Vinyl Passion VP 80073LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | US | UMe B0026068-01 / Capitol Records ST 1659LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records ENC 9238 / Capitol Records ENC-9238LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records SENC 9238 / Capitol Records SENC-9238LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T 1659 / Capitol Records T-1659LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | India | Capitol Records T-1659LP | LP |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records SENC 9238 / Capitol Records SENC-9238LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 1659LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-1659LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-1659LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
34 vinyl pressings of Dino: Italian Love Songs are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1962 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-1659, released February 5, 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-1659, T-1659, SU 1659, ST 1659) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.

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