Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Fontana · 1967
La Mia Serenata / Per Vivere Insieme was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 7 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.
SKAW 23628 1S 1A 23Runout area side A, variant 1
SKAW 23629 1S 1C 24Runout area side A, variant 1
SKAW 23628 1S 1C 22Runout area side B, variant 2
SKAW 23629 1S 1C 21Runout area side B, variant 2
SKAW 23628 1S 1C 11Runout area side A
SKAW 23629 1S 1C 7Runout area side B
SKAW 23628 1S 1B 18Runout area side A, variant 2
SKAW 23629 2S 1C 2Runout area side B, variant 2
SKAW 23634 1S 1A 1Runout area side A
SKAW 23634 1S 1A 2Runout area side AA
SKA W 23634Label side A
SKA W 23635Label side AA
SKAW 23628 2S- 1C 6Runout, side A, Variant 1
SKAW 23629 2S- 1B 6Runout, side B, Variant 1
SKAW 23628 2S- 2A 11Runout, side A, Variant 2
SKAW 23629 2S- 2B 10Runout, side B, Variant 2
SKAW 23628 2S 2C 1Runout side A
SKAW 23629 1S 1A 2Runout side B
SKAW 23628Label side A
SKAW 23629Label side B
SKAW-23628Label side A
SKAW-23629Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | RCA PM45-3404First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | France | RCA Victor 49.513First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 1326First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45 3404 / RCA Italiana PM45-3404First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45 3404 / RCA Italiana PM45-3404First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | RCA Italiana JB PM45 3404First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45 3404 / RCA Italiana PM45-3404First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45-3404First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Lebanon | Vik MA 4079First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Mexico | RCA Victor 76-2473First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-10243First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of La Mia Serenata / Per Vivere Insieme are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Italy, Australia, France, Greece and more. One of them is RCA Italiana PM45 3404.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PM45 3404, JB PM45 3404, PM45-3404, 49.513) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SKAW 23628 1S 1A 23 and SKAW 23629 1S 1C 24. 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.
