Italy
1972- Label and catalog number
- Durium ms A 77293
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
5 - 1 - 72 D ST 0 5 10 45Side A dead wax runouts
5 - 1 - 72 D ST 0 5 1 0 46Side B dead wax runouts
D. St. 051045Side A Label
D. St. 051046Side B Label

Vinyl pressings
by Fausto Papetti · 1972
13a Raccolta - The Best Of Fausto Papetti was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 10 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.
5 - 1 - 72 D ST 0 5 10 45Side A dead wax runouts
5 - 1 - 72 D ST 0 5 1 0 46Side B dead wax runouts
D. St. 051045Side A Label
D. St. 051046Side B Label
D.ST. 051045Side A
D.ST. 051045 18 - 12 - 72Runout Side A, Etched
D.ST. 051046Side B
D ST 051046 18 - 12 - 72Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Angola | Durium DUC 1049First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Greece | Durium ms A 77293First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Italy | Durium ms A 77293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Durium MS AI 77293First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Federal ms A 77293First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Mozambique | Durium DUC 1049First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Durium MSA 77293 / Durium MsA 77293First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | South Africa | Durium DUC 1049 / Durium MSA 77293First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Spain | Durium L 3035First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Spain | Palobal LP-10.274First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Spain | Palobal LP 6.039First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Venezuela | BASF 20.060 / BASF BV-20.060First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Argentina | Music Hall 2347First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | Lebanon | Empire ms 77293 / Durium ms AI 77293LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Turkey | Durium ms A 77293LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Spain | Durium L-3035 / Durium L-3.035LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Trans-World TWF-9528LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Portugal | Orfeu SBIAT 5035LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Portugal | Orfeu SB-1048LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
22 vinyl pressings of 13a Raccolta - The Best Of Fausto Papetti are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1972 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Italy, Argentina, Angola, Greece and more. One of them is Durium ms A 77293.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ms A 77293, MS AI 77293, 2347, DUC 1049) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5 - 1 - 72 D ST 0 5 10 45 and 5 - 1 - 72 D ST 0 5 1 0 46. 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.