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Dino: Italian Love Songs by Dean Martin, album cover

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Dino: Italian Love Songs

by Dean Martin · 1962

34 pressings10 countriesBalladPop

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.

How to spot a first pressing of Dino: Italian Love Songs

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.

US

February 5, 1962
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records T-1659
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

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

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US

February 5, 1962
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records ST-1659
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Scranton Pressing
Runout / 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

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US

February 5, 1962
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records ST-1659Capitol Records ST 1659
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Los Angeles Pressing
Runout / matrix

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

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US

February 5, 1962
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records T-1659
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Los Angeles Pressing
Runout / matrix

T1-1659-D3 1 ☆Side-A Runout

T2-1659-D3 1 ☆Side-B Runout

T1-1659Side-A Label

T2-1659Side-B Label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 34 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s22 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962CanadaCapitol Records ST-1659 / Capitol Records ST 1659First yearLPLP
1962CanadaCapitol Records T 1659 / Capitol Records T-1659First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962CanadaCapitol Records ST-1659 / Capitol Records ST 1659First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1962GermanyCapitol Records K 83 239First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1962JapanCapitol Records CSP-1087First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1962New ZealandCapitol Records T.1659First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962South AfricaCapitol Records T-1659First yearLPLP
1962UKCapitol Records ST 1659First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1962UKCapitol Records T 1659First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1962UKCapitol Records ST 1659First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1962UKCapitol Records T 1659First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1962USCapitol Records SU 1659 / Capitol Records SU-1659First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo
1962USCapitol Records ST-1659First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1962USCapitol Records ST-1659First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1962USCapitol Records T-1659First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
All 22 pressings from the 1960s
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1973USCapitol Records SY-4563LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1977USCapitol Records, Inc. SM-1659LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2010s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2017EuropeVinyl Passion VP 80073LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2017USUMe B0026068-01 / Capitol Records ST 1659LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaCapitol Records ENC 9238 / Capitol Records ENC-9238LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?AustraliaCapitol Records SENC 9238 / Capitol Records SENC-9238LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaCapitol Records T 1659 / Capitol Records T-1659LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?IndiaCapitol Records T-1659LPLP
?New ZealandCapitol Records SENC 9238 / Capitol Records SENC-9238LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?UKCapitol Records ST 1659LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USCapitol Records SM-1659LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USCapitol Records SM-1659LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Just Say I Love Her (Dicitencello Vuie)2:47
  2. A2Arrivederci Roma2:41
  3. A3My Heart Reminds Me2:28
  4. A4You're Breaking My Heart (Mattinata)2:45
  5. A5Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget)3:05
  6. A6Return To Me (Ritorna A Me)2:44
  7. B1Vieni Su2:26
  8. B2On An Evening In Roma (Sotter Celo De Roma)2:28
  9. B3Pardon (Perdoname)3:00
  10. B4Take Me In Your Arms (Torna A Surriento)2:38
  11. B5I Have But One Heart (O Marenariello)3:02
  12. B6There's No Tomorrow (O Sole Mio)2:48

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Dino: Italian Love Songs are there?

34 vinyl pressings of Dino: Italian Love Songs are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1962 and 2017.

When was Dino: Italian Love Songs first released on vinyl?

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.

How do I tell if my copy of Dino: Italian Love Songs is a first pressing?

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.

How much is Dino: Italian Love Songs on vinyl worth?

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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