Vinyl pressings
by Fabrizio De André · 1967
Volume 1° was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
BB // LP 39 ARunout, Side A, hand etched
BB LP 39 BRunout, Side B, hand etched
BB/LP 39 ALabel, Side A
BB/LP 39 BLabel, Side B
BB // LP 39 ARunout, Side A, hand etched
BB LP 39 BRunout, Side B, hand etched
BB/LP 39 ALabel, Side A
BB/LP 39 BLabel, Side B
BB - LP - 39 - S - ARunout, Side A, hand etched
BB - LP - 39 - S - BRunout, Side B, hand etched
BB/LP 39 ALabel, Side A
BB/LP 39 BLabel, Side B
BB - LP - 39 - S - ARunout Area Side A, Etched
BB - LP - 39 - S - BRunout Area Side B, Etched
BB - LP - 39 - S - ARunout Area Side A, Etched
BB - LP - 39 - S - BRunout Area Side B, Etched
BB - LP - 39 - S - ARunout Area Side A, Etched
BB - LP - 39 - S - BRunout Area Side B, Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Italy | Bluebell Record BB LP 39 / Bluebell Record BB/LPS 39First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | Bluebell Record BB LP 39 / Bluebell Record BB/LPS 39First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | Bluebell Record BB LP 39 / Bluebell Record BB/LPS 39First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | Bluebell Record BB LP 39 / Bluebell Record BB/LP 39First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | Bluebell Record BB LP 39 / Bluebell Record BB/LP 39First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | Bluebell Record BB LP 39 / Bluebell Record BB/LP 39First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Bluebell Record BB LP 39 / Bluebell Record BB PL 39LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | Italy | Bluebell Record BB LP 39 / Bluebell Record BB/LPS 39LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Bluebell Record BB LP 39 / Bluebell Record BB/LPS 39LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA/LPS 39LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA/LPS 39LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA/LPS 39LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Bluebell Record BB LP 39 / Produttori Associati PA LPS 39LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA/LPS 39LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Produttori Associati LPS 39 / Produttori Associati PA/LPS 39LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Italy | Produttori Associati LPS 39 / Produttori Associati PA/LPS 39LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA LPS 39 / Produttori Associati PA/LPS 39LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Ricordi SMRL 6236LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Italy | Ricordi SMRL 6236LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Italy | Ricordi ORL 8898LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Italy | RCA 88697599751 / Sony Music 88697599751Album, LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | Album, LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Italy | Sony Music 88697668851 / RCA 8869766885112", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | Europe | Sony Music 88985461301 / RCA 88985461301LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2018 | Italy | Sony Music 8001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | Italy | Sony Music / RCALP, Album, Mispress, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Mispress, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Italy | Sony Music / RCALP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Italy | Sony MusicLP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2020 | Italy | Sony Music / RCALP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 2024 | Italy | Sony Music 19658867421LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Produttori Associati PA LPS 39 / Produttori Associati PA/LPS 39LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Italy | Ricordi SMRL 6236LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Bluebell Record BB LP 39LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Bluebell Record BB/LPS 39LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Ricordi SMRL 6236LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Bluebell Record BB LP 39LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Bluebell Record BB/LPS 39LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of Volume 1° are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1967 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Italy. One of them is Bluebell Record BB LP 39, released May 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BB LP 39) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BB // LP 39 A and BB LP 39 B. 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.
