Italy
1981- Label and catalog number
- Durium ms AI 77425
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
DST-051879Runout side A
DST-051880Runout side B
D. St. 051879Label side A
D. St. 051880Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Fausto Papetti · 1981
33a Raccolta was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 3 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.
DST-051879Runout side A
DST-051880Runout side B
D. St. 051879Label side A
D. St. 051880Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Greece | Durium ms AI 77425First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | Italy | Durium ms AI 77425First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | Durium ms AI 77425First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Portugal | Orfeu Stat 114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Argentina | Music Hall 14.606-9LP | LP |
| 1982 | Brazil | Musart EDI-60709LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Durium A 120 DU 77425LP | LP |
| 1982 | Germany | Hansa International 204 601-320LP | LP |
| 1982 | Mexico | Musart EDI-60709LP | LP |
| 1982 | South Africa | Durium TRC 3095LP | LP |
| 1982 | Turkey | Durium ms AI 77425LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Venezuela | Integra DU-16.589LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Venezuela | Durium LPDU-16.589 / Durium DU-16.589LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of 33a Raccolta are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Italy, Greece, Portugal. One of them is Durium ms AI 77425.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ms AI 77425, Stat 114) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DST-051879 and DST-051880. 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.