Italy
July 1, 1962- Label and catalog number
- Durium ms A 77062
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Fausto Papetti · 1962
3a Raccolta was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, the album's first year, in 2 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.
D 050431 17-10-62Side A
D 050432 17-10-62Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Italy | Durium ms A 77062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | Greece | Durium ms A 77062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | Italy | Durium ms A 77062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | UK | Durium DRL 50000LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Durium ms A 77062LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | Italy | Durium ms AI 77062LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | Spain | Palobal LP-6029 / Palobal 10.255-LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Spain | Durium LP - 6029 ST / Durium L.P. 6029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Spain | Durium LP-6029LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Durium L-3025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Trans-World TWF-9509LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Durium ms A 77062LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Lebanon | Empire ms 77062 / Durium ms AI 77062LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Durium ms A 77062 / Durium MSA 77062LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Peru | Durium ms A 77062LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of 3a Raccolta are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1962 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Italy, Greece. One of them is Durium ms A 77062, released July 1, 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ms A 77062) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.