Vinyl pressings
by I Campioni · 1958
Come Prima = Como Antes was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
EPM10099-A 2S 1A2Runout side A, etched
EPM 10099 EPM 10099-B 1S 1A 5Runout side B, etched
EPM 10099 ALabel side A
EPM 10099 BLabel side B
EPM 10099 A 2S 1CRunout area side A, variant 1
EPM 10099 B 2S 1CRunout area side B, variant 1
EPM 10099 A 27-8-58Runout area side A, variant 2
EPM 10099 B 27-8-58Runout area side B, variant 2
EPM 10099 A 2S 1CRunout side A
EPM 10099 B 27-8-58Runout side B
EPM 10099 ALabel side A
EPM 10099 BLabel side B
EPM10099-A 2S 1B 1Runout side A, etched
EPM 10099-B 1S 1A 2Runout side B, etched
EPM 10099 ALabel side A
EPM 10099 BLabel side B
EPM10099-A 2S 1A4Runout side A
EPM 10099-B 1S 1ARunout side B
EPM 10099 ALabel side A
EPM 10099 BLabel side B
EPM 10099 A 2S 1CRunout area side A, variant 1
EPM 10099 B 2S 1CRunout area side B, variant 1
EPM 10099 A 27-8-58Runout area side A, variant 2
EPM 10099 B 27-8-58Runout area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Italy | Music EPM 10099 / Music epm 10099First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Italy | Music E P M 10099 / Music epm 10099First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | Italy | Music epm 10099 / Music E P M 10099First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | Italy | Music epm 10099 / Music EPM 10099First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | Italy | Music EPM 10099 / Music epm 10099First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Italy | Music E P M 10099 / Music epm 10099First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1959 | Spain | Zafiro Z-E257", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1959 | Spain | Zafiro Z-E257", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1959 | Spain | Zafiro Z-E257", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | Zafiro Z-E 257", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
10 vinyl pressings of Come Prima = Como Antes are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in Italy. One of them is Music EPM 10099.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPM 10099, E P M 10099, epm 10099) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EPM10099-A 2S 1A2 and EPM 10099 EPM 10099-B 1S 1A 5. 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.
