Vinyl pressings
by Domenico Modugno · 1975
Il Maestro Di Violino 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.
7 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 2 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.
CI 20404-ARunout area side A
CI 20404-BRunout area side B
CI-20404-A CI-900-ARunout area side A Variant 1
CI 20404-B CI-901-BRunout area side B Variant 1
CI-20404-A̷ A CI-900-ARunout side A
***** CI 20404-A̷ BRunout side B
CI 900Label side A
CI 901Label side B
CI-20404-[two digits scratched]A CI-900Runout etching side A
CI-20404-[A scratched]B CI 901Runout etching side B
CI 900Label side A
CI 901Label side B
CI 900 CI 20404- (letters delete) ARunout area side A
CI 901 CI 20404- (letter delete)BRunout area side B
CI 900Label side A
CI 901Label side B
CI-20404-A CI-900-ARunout area side A
CI 20404-B CI-901-BRunout area side B
CI 900Label side A
CI 901Label side B
P-30599 A△ 1Runout side A
P-30599 B△ 1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Italy | Carosello CI 20404First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Carosello CI 20404First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Carosello CI 20404First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Carosello CI 20404First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Carosello CI 20404First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | Poplandia P-30599First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Spain | Poplandia P-30599 / CFE P-30599First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Argentina | MICSA 90027", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Barclay 620.2157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Turkey | Kent KENT 281027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB S 53 932 / Carosello CI 204047", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Il Maestro Di Violino are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Italy, Spain. One of them is Carosello CI 20404.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CI 20404, P-30599) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CI 20404-A and CI 20404-B. 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.
