Vinyl pressings
by Fabrizio De André · 1968
Volume 3° was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1968, 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 33 ARunout, Side A, hand etched
BB/LP 33 BRunout, Side B, hand etched
BB/LPS 33 ALabel, Side A
BB/LPS 33 BLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Italy | Bluebell Record BB LPS 33 / Bluebell Record BB/LPS 33First yearLP, Album, Numbered, Stereo · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Stereo · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Bluebell Record BB LPS 33 / Produttori Associati PA/LPS 33LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | Italy | Bluebell Record BB LPS 33 / Bluebell Record BB/LPS 33LP, Album, Numbered, Repress · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Repress · Numbered |
| 1970 | Italy | Ricordi SMRL 6237LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA LPS 33LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA/LPS 33LP, Album, Mispress, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Mispress, Misprint, Reissue |
| 1970 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA/LPS 33 / Produttori Associati PA LPS 33LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA LPS 33 / Produttori Associati PA/LPS 33LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1971 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA LPS 33LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA/LPS 33 / Produttori Associati PA LPS 33LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA/LPS 33 / Produttori Associati PA LPS 33LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA LPS 33 / Produttori Associati PA/LPS 33LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1971 | Italy | Produttori Associati PA LPS 33 / Produttori Associati PA/LPS 33LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | Italy | Ricordi SMRL 6237LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Italy | Ricordi SMRL 6237LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Italy | Ricordi ORL 8899LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Italy | Sony Music 88697615141LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Italy | Sony Music 88697832311 / RCA 8869783231112", 45 RPM, Album, Misprint, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Misprint, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered |
| 2017 | Europe | Sony Music 88985488951 / RCA 88985488951LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Italy | Sony Music 19439988771LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Italy | Sony Music 19658867461LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Produttori Associati PA/LPS 33LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Ricordi SMRL 6237LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Ricordi SMRL 6237LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of Volume 3° are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1968 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Italy. One of them is Bluebell Record BB LPS 33, released December 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BB LPS 33) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BB/LP 33 A and BB/LP 33 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.
