Vinyl pressings
by Franco Battiato · 1982
L'Arca Di Noè was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
064 - 18597 - 1L 19-10-82 InzadiRunout side A
064 - 18597 - 2L 19-10-82 InzadiRunout side B
064.18597-1L [cgd logo] 19.10.82 Inzadi IRunout side A Variant 1
064.18597-2L [cgd logo] 19.10.82 Inzadi I 2Runout side B Variant 1
064.18597-1L [cgd logo] 19.10.82 Inzadi IRunout side A
064.18597-2L [cgd logo] 19.10.82 Inzadi IRunout side B
3C 064-18597 ALabel side A
3C 064-18597 BLabel side B
18597-A 13.12.82 [stamped] ♊︎ △ 1 MM. [etched]Runout side A
18597-B 10.12.82 [stamped] ♊︎ △ 1 MM. [etched]Runout side B
XXXX A C-18597-A-01Side A, Variant 1
A C-18597-B-01Side B, Variant 1
XXXX A C-18597-A-01 Lt-B-IISide A, Variant 2
A C-18597-B-01 Lt-B-IISide B, Variant 2
18597 - A1Runout area side A
18597 - B1Runout area side B
1A 064-18597 (064-18597 A)Label side A
1A 064-18597 (064-18597 B)Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Europe | Musikant 1C 064-18 597First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | EMI 3C 064-18597First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | EMI 3C 064-18597First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | EMI 3C 064-18597LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | EMI 3C 064-18597LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Italy | EMI 3C 064-18597First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Netherlands | EMI 1A 064-18597First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | EMI 2C 070--18.597LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | EMI 11C 080-18597 / EMI 1185971LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Spain | EMI 10C 066-018.597LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | EMI 10C 066-018.597LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | EMI 066 118597 1 / EMI 066-1185971LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Italy | EMI 50999 5 22406 1 4LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | Italy | Universal Music Group 0602567237310LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Italy | Universal Music Group 0602445489459LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Italy | Universal Music Group 0602445489879LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
16 vinyl pressings of L'Arca Di Noè are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1982 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Italy, Europe, Netherlands. One of them is EMI 3C 064-18597.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3C 064-18597, 1C 064-18 597, 1A 064-18597) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 064 - 18597 - 1L 19-10-82 Inzadi and 064 - 18597 - 2L 19-10-82 Inzadi. 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.
