Vinyl pressings
by Franco Battiato · 1983
Orizzonti Perduti was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
1186461-A 29-11-83 VIII △ OOOO InzadiRunout, Side A, stamped/etched
1186461-B 29-11-83 VII △ OOOOO InzadiRunout, Side B, stamped/etched
64 1186461 ALabel, Side A
64 1186461 BLabel, Side B
1186461-A 29-11-83 VIII / △ OO InzadiRunout side A
1186461-B 29-11-83 VIII / △ OOORunout side B
1186461-A 29-11-83 II / OORunout side A variant 1
1186461-B 29-11-83 II / OORunout side B variant 1
1186461-A 29-11-83 VIIRunout Side A, Stamped
1186461-B 29-11-83 VIIIRunout Side B, Stamped
1186461 - A - 23-11-1983 II OORunout Side A - variant 2, Etched
1186461 - B - 23-11-1983 II OOOORunout Side B - variant 2, Etched
1186461-A 29-11-83 Ⅶ △ ORunout side A, variant 1
1186461-A 29-11-83 Ⅶ △ OOO InzadiRunout side B, variant 1
1186461-A 29-11-83 VIII △ O InzadiRunout side A, variant 2
86461-A 29-11-83 VII △ O InzadiRunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | EMI 8206 81 1186461First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Argentina | EMI 8206 81 1186461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | EMI 1C 064 1186461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | EMI 64 1186461 / EMI 64 1186461First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | EMI 64 1186461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | EMI 64 1186461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | EMI 66 1186461First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | EMI 64 1186461First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 1186461LP | LP |
| 1984 | Spain | EMI 064-1186461LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | EMI 064-1186461LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Italy | EMI 50999 522407 1 3LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | Italy | Universal Music Group 0602567237334LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Orizzonti Perduti are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1983 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Italy, Argentina, Germany. One of them is EMI 64 1186461, released November 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 64 1186461, 66 1186461, 8206 81 1186461, 1C 064 1186461) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1186461-A 29-11-83 VIII △ OOOO Inzadi and 1186461-B 29-11-83 VII △ OOOOO 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.
