Vinyl pressings
by Dino Valenti · 1968
Dino Valente was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 3 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.
p XSB 119679-1C o /\1Runout Side A, variant 1
p o XSB 119680-1C B3Runout Side B, variant 1
p XSB 119679-1C 1 o A 3Runout Side A, variant 2
p T o XSB 119680-1B 1 3Runout Side B, variant 2
XSB 119679 - 1CA-side Runout, Etched
XSB 119680 - 1CB-side Runout, Etched
XSB 119679A-side Label
XSB 119680B-side Label
º XEM 119677-1BSide A stamped runout
P XEM 119678 DJ-SIDE TWO-1ASide B etched runout, P stamped
XEM 119677Side A label
XEM 119678Side B label
SBPG 63443 A1SIDE 1
SBPG 63443 B1SIDE 2
63443 A1side A
63443 B1side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Epic BN 26335First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | UK | CBS S63443First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 63443First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Epic BN 26335First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Epic BN 26335First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Epic BN 26335First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Epic BN 26335First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Tompkins Square TSQ 2929LP, Album, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Russia | Endless Happiness HE68020LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label DIN - RSC 101LP, Album, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP-50338LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Epic BN 26335LP, Album, Promo, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Promo, Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Dino Valente are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Epic BN 26335, released August 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BN 26335, S63443, 63443) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p XSB 119679-1C o /\1 and p o XSB 119680-1C B3. 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.
