Italy
1960- Label and catalog number
- RCA Italiana LPM-10105RCA LPM 10105
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
LKHP 9626 1S 1A 3Runout area side A
LKHP 9627 1S 1A 3Runout area side B
LKHP 9626Label side A
LKHP 9627Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Helen Merrill · 1960
Parole E Musica 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.
3 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.
LKHP 9626 1S 1A 3Runout area side A
LKHP 9627 1S 1A 3Runout area side B
LKHP 9626Label side A
LKHP 9627Label side B
LKHP 9626 - 1S 2A 2A Side Runout
LKHP 9627 - 1S 1A 3B Side Runout
LKHP 9626A Side Label
LKHP 9627B Side Label
LKHP 9626 - 1S 2A 2A Side Runout
LKHP 9627 - 1S 1A 3B Side Runout
LKHP 9626A Side Label
LKHP 9627B Side 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 | RCA Italiana LPM-10105 / RCA LPM 10105First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Italy | RCA Italiana LPM-10105 / RCA Victor PML 10105First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Italy | RCA Italiana LPM-10105 / RCA PML 10105First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Japan | Victor RA-5246LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan | RCA PG-49 (M)LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Japan | RCA PG-49LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | RCA RJL-2550LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Japan | RCA Italiana BVJJ-2917 / RCA Italiana LMP-10105LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Italy | Rearward RW153LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | Europe | DOL DOL896HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Parole E Musica are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1960 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in Italy. One of them is RCA Italiana LPM-10105.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-10105) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LKHP 9626 1S 1A 3 and LKHP 9627 1S 1A 3. 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.