Italy
1962- Label and catalog number
- Fonit SPM. 20
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
SP 02963-2Etching Side A
SP 02856Etching Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Domenico Modugno · 1962
Selene / Notte Chiara was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, 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 02963-2Etching Side A
SP 02856Etching Side B
SP 02963/2 21•3•62Machine stamped runout side A
SP 02856 28•6•62Machine stamped runout side B
SPM 20 - ALabel side A
SP. 02963/2Label side A
SP 02963/2 21•3•62Machine stamped runout side A
SP 02856 28•6•62Machine stamped runout side B
SPM 20 - ALabel side A
SP. 02963/2Label side A
SP 02963/2 21.3.62Runout area A side
SP 02856 28.6.62Runout area B side
SP 02963-2 ÷ 21-3-62Runout side A, etched
SP 02856 ÷ 28-6-62Runout side B, etched
SP 02963/2 21 3 62Side A, runout, stamped
SP 02856 28 6 62Side B, runout, stamped
SPM 20-A SP. 02963/2Side A, label
SPM 20-B SP 02856Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Italy | Fonit SPM. 20First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Italy | Fonit SPM. 20 / Fonit SPM 20First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Italy | Fonit SPM. 20First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Italy | Fonit SPM 20First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Italy | Fonit SPM. 20First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Italy | Fonit SPM 20First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Turkey | Fonit G.1005First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SF-8106 / Fonit SF-81067", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SF-8106 / Fonit SF-81067", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Fonit SPM. 217", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Italy | Fonit SPM. 20 / Fonit SPM 207", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Italy | Fonit SPM. 20 / Fonit SPM 207", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
12 vinyl pressings of Selene / Notte Chiara are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1962 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Italy, Turkey. One of them is Fonit SPM. 20.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPM. 20, SPM 20, G.1005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP 02963-2 and SP 02856. 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.