Italy
1960- Label and catalog number
- La Voce Del Padrone QALP 10281
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
2XBA 529 I 2 9 960Side A, runout, stamped
2XBA 530 I 2 9 960Side B, runout, stamped
2XBA 529Side A, label
2XBA 530Side B, label
Vinyl pressings
by Giuseppe di Stefano · 1960
Melodie Celebri was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
2XBA 529 I 2 9 960Side A, runout, stamped
2XBA 530 I 2 9 960Side B, runout, stamped
2XBA 529Side A, label
2XBA 530Side B, label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QALP 10281First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone QALP 10281First yearLP | LP |
| 1962 | Canada | Angel Records 35837LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 469LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | His Master's Voice ALP 1902 / His Master's Voice ALP.1902LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Angel Records 35837LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Angel Records 35837LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Australia | World Record Club PE-727 / World Record Club PE/727LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1962 | Australia | World Record Club SPE-727 / World Record Club PE/727LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Netherlands | EMI 5C 045-17641LP | LP |
| 1976 | Italy | His Master's Voice 5 C045-17641LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone 53 1176411 / EMI ITALIANA S.p.A. 53 1176411LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Chile | Angel Records 3ACX-47358LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Colombia | Angel Records ALDM 121LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | EMI 3C 053-17641LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Seraphim 3C 033 17641LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Melodie Celebri are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1960 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in Italy. One of them is La Voce Del Padrone QALP 10281.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use QALP 10281) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2XBA 529 I 2 9 960 and 2XBA 530 I 2 9 960. 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.