Italy
1959- Label and catalog number
- Fonit SP. 30523
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · Clear Blue
- Runout / matrix
SP 01251 . .Runout area side A
SP 01253 / 3 18.02.59Runout area side B
SP. 30523-A SP. 01251Label side A
SP. 30523-B SP. 01253-3Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Domenico Modugno · 1959
Piove / Farfalle was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 1959, 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 01251 . .Runout area side A
SP 01253 / 3 18.02.59Runout area side B
SP. 30523-A SP. 01251Label side A
SP. 30523-B SP. 01253-3Label side B
SP 01251 1 · 1 · 59Runout side A, etched
SP 01253 / 10 28 · 4 · 59Runout side B, etched
SP. 30523-A SP. 01251Label side A
SP. 30523-B SP. 01253-3Label side B
SP 01251 · · ▽Runout A, stamped
SP 01253 / 10 28.4.59 5Runout B, stamped
SP. 01251Label A
SP. 01253-3Label B
SP. 01251 1.1.59Runout side A
SP. 01253/3 18.2.59Runout side B
SP. 30523-A SP. 01251Label side A
SP. 30523-B SP. 01253/3Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Italy | Fonit SP. 30523First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | Italy | Fonit SP. 30523First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | Italy | Fonit SP. 305237", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | Italy | Fonit SPF. 30523First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Italy | Fonit SPF. 30523First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | Italy | Fonit SP. 30523First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | Italy | Fonit SP. 30523First year7", Jukebox | 7", Jukebox |
| 1959 | Italy | Fonit SP. 305237", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | Italy | Fonit SP. 305237", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1959 | US | Decca 9-30845First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Decca 9-30845First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Italy | Fonit SPF 305237", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Italy | Fonit SPM 577", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1965 | Italy | Fonit spm 57 / fonit SPM 577", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| 1965 | Italy | Fonit spm 57 / fonit SPM 577", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
15 vinyl pressings of Piove / Farfalle are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1959 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Italy, US. One of them is Fonit SP. 30523.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP. 30523, SPF. 30523, 9-30845) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP 01251 . . and SP 01253 / 3 18.02.59. 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.