Italy
1958- Label and catalog number
- Fonit SP. 30263
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
SP. 0541/2 1.9.58Runout area side A
SP. 0631/4 1.10.58Runout area side B
SP 0630 1.4.58Runout area side A (Variant
SP. 30263 - A SP. 0630Label side A
Vinyl pressings
by Domenico Modugno · 1958
Vecchio Frak 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.
5 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. 0541/2 1.9.58Runout area side A
SP. 0631/4 1.10.58Runout area side B
SP 0630 1.4.58Runout area side A (Variant
SP. 30263 - A SP. 0630Label side A
SP 0630 1.4.58Matrix Runout Area A side
SP 0631 1.4.58Matrix Runout Area B side
SP 0630Label side A
SP 0631Label side B
0630 SP 0541 1•2•58Etched into runout area side A
SP 0631/4 1•10•58Etched into runout area side B
SP 0630 1•4•58Runout Side A
SP 0631/4 1•10•58Runout Side B
SP. 30263 - A SP. 0630Label Side A
SP. 30263 - B SP. 0631Label Side B
SP 0541 /2 1•4•58 0630Runout side A
SP 0631 /4 1•10•58Runout side B
SP. 30263-A SP. 0630Label side A
SP. 30263-B SP. 0631Label 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 | Italy | Fonit SP. 30263First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Italy | Fonit SP. 30263First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Italy | Fonit SP. 30263First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Italy | Fonit SP. 30263First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | Italy | Fonit SP. 30263First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1959 | Italy | Fonit SP. 302637", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1959 | Italy | Fonit SP. 302637", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Italy | Fonit SPF 302637", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Italy | Fonit SPM 44 / Fonit SPF 302637", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Italy | Fonit SPM 447", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Italy | Fonit SPM 447", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Italy | Fonit SPM 447", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Fonit SPM 447", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of Vecchio Frak 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. 30263.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP. 30263) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP. 0541/2 1.9.58 and SP. 0631/4 1.10.58. 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.