Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Fontana · 1965
Il Mondo was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 8 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.
QKAW 22640 2S-2C 15Runout area side A
QKAW 22641 3S-1E 4Runout area side B
QKAW 22640 1S 1B 16Runout area side A (Variant 1
QKAW 22641 2S 1A 12Runout area side B (Variant 1
QKAW 22640 JB 1S 1A 1Runout area side A, variant 1
QKAW 22641 JB 1S 1A 2Runout area side AA, variant 1
QKAW 22640 JB 1S 1A 3Runout area side A, variant 2
QKAW 22641 JB 1S 1A 3Runout area side AA, variant 2
OKAW 22640-1S-1A2Side A
OKAW 22641-1S-1A7Side B
AMP 45-00832Label side A
AMP 45-00833Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Brazil | RCA Victor LC-16121First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | RCA Victor 57-3380 / Canada International 57-3380First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | France | RCA Victor 46.077First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-9642 / RCA 47-9642First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-9642First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | RCA Victor 47-9642 / RCA 47-9642First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM 45 3316 / RCA Italiana PM45-3316First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Italy | RCA Italiana JB PM 45 3316First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Italy | RCA Victor 200277", 45 RPM, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | 7", 45 RPM, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1965 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45 3316First year7" | 7" |
| 1965 | Lebanon | SLD MA4001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Turkey | RCA PM 45 3316First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Dunhill 45D 4017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Dunhill 45-D-4017First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Dunhill 45-D-4017First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-06717", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Belgium | RCA Victor PB 61777", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Belgium | RCA Victor PB 61777", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 11237", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Italy | RCA Italiana PM 3316 / RCA Italiana PM45-33167", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Uruguay | RCA Victor 31A - 06717", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA Victor 22377", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
25 vinyl pressings of Il Mondo are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in Italy, US, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Italiana PM 45 3316.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PM 45 3316, JB PM 45 3316, PM45 3316, 45-D-4017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, QKAW 22640 2S-2C 15 and QKAW 22641 3S-1E 4. 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.
