Italy
1988- Label and catalog number
- DDD DDD 461181-0
- Format
- LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc

Vinyl pressings
by Eros Ramazzotti · 1988
Musica È was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 7 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.
DDD 461181-1 ARunout area side A, variant 1
DDD 461181-1 BRunout area side B, variant 1
DDD 461181-1 A-IISide A, variant 2
DDD 461181-1 B-IISide B, variant 2
DDD H61181-1 ALP runout identifier Side A
DDD H61181 1 BLP runout identifier Side B
ZL 74503 ALabel Side A
ZL 74503 BLabel Side B
DM209174 A-1/6-88 IIISide A stamped, III etched
DM209174 B-1/6-88Side B stamped
S 209 174 ALabel Side A
S 209 174 BLabel Side B
DM209527 A-1/11 88Runout side A, variant 1
DM209527 B-1/11 88Runout side B, variant 1
DM209527 A-2/2/89 IIIRunout side A, variant 2
DM209527 B-1/11 88Runout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Europe | DDD 209 174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | DDD 209 527First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | DDD 60 046 0LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Europe | DDD 209 174First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Germany | DDD 36 315-0First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | DDD SR 50043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Sakkaris Records SR 50043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Sakkaris Records SR 50043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Italy | DDD DDD 461181-0First yearLP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc |
| 1988 | Italy | DDD DDD 461181-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Italy | DDD DDD 461181-0First yearBox Set, LP, Album, Picture Disc, Limited Edition, Numbered, Cassette, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc | Box Set, LP, Album, Picture Disc, Limited Edition, Numbered, Cassette, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Numbered, Picture disc |
| 1988 | Italy | DDD ZL 74503First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Mexico | Ariola LAE-934First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | South Africa | Ariola ARI (L) 1145First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | Hispavox 072-7913811 / DDD 072-7913811First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Colombia | Ariola 18613702063 / BMG Ariola De Colombia S.A. 18613702063LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1994 | Ecuador | Ariola 929-1159LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1994 | Ecuador | Ariola 929-1159LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Sony Music 194399053812 / DDD 194399053812LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | DDD 19439905291 / DDD ZL 74503LP, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
25 vinyl pressings of Musica È are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1988 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Italy, Europe, Germany, Greece and more. One of them is DDD DDD 461181-0.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DDD 461181-0, DDD 461181-1, ZL 74503, 209 174) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.