Vinyl pressings
by Ennio Morricone · 1964
Per Un Pugno Di Dollari was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, the album's first year, in 3 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.
PKAW 22464 4S 1C 20Runout area side A, variant 1
PKAW 22465 3S 1A 16Runout area side B, variant 1
PKAW 22464 2S 1D 20Runout area side A, variant 2
PKAW 22465 2S 1D 10Runout area side B, variant 2
PKAW 22464 2S 1A 3Runout area side A
PKAW 22465 2S 1D 2Runout area side AA
PKA W 22464Label side A
PKA W 22465Label side AA
PKAW 22464 4S - 1A 22Runout area side A
PKAW 22465 3S - 1B 19Runout area side B
PKAW 22464Label side A
PKAW 22465Label side B
PKAW 22464Side A
PKAW 22465Side B
PKAW 22464Label A
PKAW 22465Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 1136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM 45 3285 / RCA Italiana PM45 - 3285First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Italy | RCA Italiana JB PM 45 3285First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM 45 3285First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Japan | Victor SS-1514First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Chile | RCA Victor 94-04407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-96157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Japan | Victor SS-15147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-101487", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | France | RCA Victor 45.5887", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor 47-90907", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | RCA Victor 47-90907", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM 32857", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Japan | RCA SS-20087", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | RCA PM45 - 3285 / RCA Italiana PM 32857", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Japan | RCA SS - 25977", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | RCA SS-33357", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-08347", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 47-96157", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | Greece | RCA Victor RCS 40157", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 11367", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Japan | RCA SS-20087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Lebanon | RCA Victor MA 40027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of Per Un Pugno Di Dollari are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1964 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in Italy, Greece, Japan. One of them is RCA Italiana PM 45 3285.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PM 45 3285, JB PM 45 3285, 47g 1136, SS-1514) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PKAW 22464 4S 1C 20 and PKAW 22465 3S 1A 16. 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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