Vinyl pressings
by Fabrizio De André · 1973
Storia Di Un Impiegato was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
PA-49-1-BIS 2/10/73Runout side A
PA-49-2-BIS 2/10/73Runout side B
PA/LP 49/1Side A Label
PA/LP 49/2Side B Label
PA-49-1-BIS 2/10/73Side A, runout, stamped
PA-49-2-BIS 2/10/73Side B, runout, stamped
PA/LP 49/1Side A, label
PA/LP 49/2Side B, label
PA-49-1-BIS 2/10/73Runout side A
PA-49-2-BIS 2/10/73Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA-LP 49 / Produttori Associati PA/LP 49First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA/LP 49First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA/LP 49 / Produttori Associati PA-LP 49First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Ricordi SMRL 6232LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Italy | Ricordi ORL 8919LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Italy | Sony Music 88697615181LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Italy | RCA 88985448081 / Sony Music 88985448081LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Italy | Sony Music / RCALP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Italy | Sony Music / RCALP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 2024 | Italy | Sony Music 19658867521LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Ricordi SMRL 6232LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Ricordi SMRL 6232LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Sony Music / RCALP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Storia Di Un Impiegato are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1973 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Italy. One of them is Produttori Associati PA/LP 49, released October 2, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PA/LP 49, PA-LP 49) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PA-49-1-BIS 2/10/73 and PA-49-2-BIS 2/10/73. 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.
