Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Vale · 1963
Arrivederci, Roma was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
O XLP-58259-2B PSide A runout, variant 1
O XLP-58260-1A PSide B runout, variant 1
XLP-58259-2ESide A runout, variant 2
XLP-58260-1CSide B runout, variant 2
XSM-58261-2C HHSide A runout
XSM-58262-1D 1HSide B runout
XSM 58261Side A label
XSM 58262Side B label
XLP-58259-2A ORunout Side A, variant 1
XLP-58260-1C TRunout Side B, variant 1
o XLP-58259-2A T TRunout Side A, variant 2
o XLP-58260-1CRunout Side B, variant 2
0 XSM-58261 2B PEtched Side 1
0 XSM-58261 1H PEtched Side 2
0 XSM-58261 2AE PVar. 2: SIde A Runout etched
0 XSM-58261 1AB PVar. 2: SIde B Runout etched
o XSM-58261-2E T SMIHIII-IIISide A, runout
XSM-58262-1L T A IIISide B, runout
XSM 58261Side A, label
XSM 58262Side B, label
0 XLP58259-2ASide A, stamped
0 XLP-58260-1BSide B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CL 1955First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CS 8755First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Columbia CS 8755First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | South Africa | CBS ALD 6613First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 1955First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8755First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CS 8755First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 1955First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Columbia CL 1955First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 8755LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Harmony HC 15041LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP233025 / CBS SBP-233025LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | CBS CL 1955 / CBS BP-473003LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8755LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Arrivederci, Roma are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Columbia CL 1955, released January 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 1955, CS 8755, ALD 6613) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, O XLP-58259-2B P and O XLP-58260-1A P. 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.
