Italy
February 1958- Label and catalog number
- Fonit SP. 30222
- Format
- 7", Single, 45 RPM · Blue
- Runout / matrix
SP 0475 X 1 1.2.58Run-out area side A, stamped
SP 0541 1.2.58Run-out area side B, stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Domenico Modugno · 1958
Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blu was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year. 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 0475 X 1 1.2.58Run-out area side A, stamped
SP 0541 1.2.58Run-out area side B, stamped
SP 0475/1 1.9.58Run-out area side A, stamped
SP 0475/2 1.9.58Run-out area side B, stamped
SP 0475/4 1.9.58Run-out area side A, stamped - Variant 2
SP 0541/2 1.9.58Run-out area side B, stamped - Variant 2
SP 0475/5 1.10.58Runout side A, stamped
SP 0541/2 1.9.58 0630Runout side B, stamped
SP 0475Label side A
SP 0541Label side B
SP 0475 / 1.1.58Side A runout
SP 0541 / 1.2.58Side B runout
SP 0475Side A label
SP 0541Side B label
SP 0475/4 1.9.58A
29.12.59 . 0630 SP 0541/0B
SP 0475A
SP 0541B
SP 0475/5 1.10.58Side A runout
SP 0541 / 1.2.58 0630Side B runout
SP 0475Side A label
SP 0541Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Italy | Fonit SP. 30222First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1958 | Italy | Fonit SPF. 30222First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Italy | Fonit SP. 30222First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1958 | Italy | Fonit SP. 30222First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1958 | Italy | Fonit SPF 30222First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Italy | Fonit SP. 30222First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1958 | Italy | Fonit SP. 30222First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1958 | Italy | Fonit SP. 30222First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Italy | Fonit SPM 427", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1964 | Italy | Fonit SPM 427", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Nel Blu, Dipinto Di Blu are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1958 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in Italy. One of them is Fonit SP. 30222, released February 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP. 30222, SPF. 30222, SPF 30222) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP 0475 X 1 1.2.58 and SP 0541 1.2.58. 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.