Italy
1966- Label and catalog number
- Eureka EPC 1800
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
EPC 001Runout area side A
EPC 002Runout area side B
EPC/001Label side A
EPC/002Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Ennio Morricone · 1966
Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
EPC 001Runout area side A
EPC 002Runout area side B
EPC/001Label side A
EPC/002Label side B
EPC 001Runout area side A
EPC 002Runout area side B
EPC/001Label side A
EPC 001/2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Italy | Eureka EPC 1800First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Italy | Eureka EPC 1800First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Denmark | United Artists Records 67 120 / United Artists Records UAS 671207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UA 25.7857", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Norway | United Artists Records 67 1207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | United Artists Records UP 35.2407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | United Artists Records 3.2257", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Brazil | United Artists Records UA-13397", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Brazil | United Artists Records UA-13397", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Chile | United Artists Records 6741-7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Chile | United Artists Records 67417", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Peru | United Artists Records U 20057 F7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Uruguay | United Artists Records 3.2257", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1966 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in Italy. One of them is Eureka EPC 1800.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC 1800) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EPC 001 and EPC 002. 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.

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