Vinyl pressings
by Franco Battiato · 1973
Pollution was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1973, the album's first year. 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.
19 BBXL 10001 1L ** P:16-1-1973Runout side A, variant 1
19BBXL 10002 2L **Runout side B, variant 1
19 BBXL 10002 ̷1̷ 1 L ⚹⚹ P:16-1-73Runout side A, variant 2
19BBXL 1000 ̶0̶2 2L ⚹⚹Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Italy | Bla Bla BBXL 10002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Italy | Sony Music 88697608991LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Italy | RCA 88985479851LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Italy | Bla Bla / The Saifam Group srlLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2017 | Italy | Bla Bla BBXL 10002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | US | Superior Viaduct SV132LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Italy | S.A.I.F.A.M. 9772724389310LP | LP |
| 2021 | Italy | Sony Music 19439887061LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered |
| 2023 | Italy | Bla Bla / The Saifam Group srl COM 300LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Italy | S.A.I.F.A.M. 9772724389327LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Bla BlaLP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Pollution are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1973 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Italy. One of them is Bla Bla BBXL 10002, released January 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BBXL 10002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 19 BBXL 10001 1L ** P:16-1-1973 and 19BBXL 10002 2L **. 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.
