Italy
1963- Label and catalog number
- Fonit SPM 28
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
SP 03376 26•4•63Runout side A
SP 03377 26•4•63Runout side B
SP 03376Label side A
SP 03377Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Domenico Modugno · 1963
Lettera Di Un Soldato / Alleluja was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
SP 03376 26•4•63Runout side A
SP 03377 26•4•63Runout side B
SP 03376Label side A
SP 03377Label side B
SP 03376 26•4•63Runout side A
SP 03677 26•4•63Runout side B
SP 03376Label side A
SP 03377Label side B
SP 03376 26•4•63A Side
SP 03377 26•4•63B Side
SP 03376 26•4•63Etched into runout area side A
SP 03377 26•4•63Etched into runout area side B
SP 03376Label side A
SP 03377Label side B
SP 03376 26.4.63Runout side A
SP 03377 26.4.63Runout side B
SP 03376Label side A
SP 03377Label side B
SP 03376 26•4•63Runout A side
SP 03377 26•4•63Runout B side
SPM. 28 - A SP. 03376Label A side
SPM. 28 - B SP. 03377Label B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Greece | Fonit SPg 8027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Greece | Fonit SPg 8027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Fonit SPM 28First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | Fonit SPM 28First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | Fonit SPM 28First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | Fonit SPM 28First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Fonit SPM 28First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | Fonit SPM 28 / Fonit SPM. 28First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | Fonit JBF 501First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1963 | Italy | Fonit SPM 28First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | Fonit SPM 28 / Fonit SPM. 28First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | Fonit SPM 28First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Fonit SPM 28First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Fonit SPM 28First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Netherlands | CNR F 3427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Lettera Di Un Soldato / Alleluja are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1963 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in Italy, Greece. One of them is Fonit SPM 28.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPM 28, JBF 501, SPg 8027) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP 03376 26•4•63 and SP 03377 26•4•63. 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.