Vinyl pressings
by Domenico Modugno · 1958
Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré) 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.
14 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
45 FONIT83326 22 1Run-out side A, variant 1
45 FONIT83021 2 1Run-out side B, variant 1
45 FONIT83326 22 1Run-out side A, variant 2
45 FONIT83021 22 1Run-out side B, variant 2
45 FONTI83326 3Runout, side A, stamped variant 1
45 FONIT 83021 4 2 IIRunout, side B, stamped variant 1
FONIT83326 21 2||Runout, side A, stamped variant 2
45FONIT 83021 4 2 ///^Runout, side B, stamped variant 2
R45 FONIT83326-6 :: ARunout side A, stamped
R 45 FONIT83021 6 :: ARunout side B, stamped
45-FONIT 83326Label side A
45-FONIT 83021Label side B
45 FONIT83326 4 1 2Runout, side A, stamped, variant 1
45 FONIT 83021 4 2 1Runout, side B, stamped , variant 1
45 FONIT83326 4 2 IIIRunout side A, variant 2
FONIT83021 1 9 2Runout side B, variant 2
45 FONIT83326-2 1Stamped side A
45 FONIT83021 2 1Stamped side B
(45-FONIT 83326)Label side A
(45-FONIT 83021)✤Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Decca 9-30677First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Germany | Polydor 23 813First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Germany | Polydor 23813First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Hong Kong | Echo Recordings E.54 X 45 / Fonit 83021First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Norway | Polydor NH 23813First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Peru | Decca 330-45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Decca 9-30677First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Decca 9-30677First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Decca 9-30677First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Decca 9-30677First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | US | Decca 9-30677First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | US | Decca 9-30677First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Decca 9-30677First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Japan | Decca DS-113First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-601937", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-601937", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Canada | Fonit 8302110", 78 RPM | 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Italy | Decca 306777", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | South Africa | Fonit FM 6612Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Decca 306777", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-601937", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Decca 306777", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Decca 306777", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | US | Decca 9-306777", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
24 vinyl pressings of Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré) are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1958 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Japan, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Decca 9-30677, released July 7, 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-30677, DS-113, 23 813, 23813) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 FONIT83326 22 1 and 45 FONIT83021 2 1. 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.
