Vinyl pressings
by Julio Iglesias · 1978
Sono Un Pirata, Sono Un Signore was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, the album's first year, in 2 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.
CI 82838-1L [cgd logo] 19-6-78Side A runout - variant 1
CI 82838-2L [cgd logo] 19-6-78Side A runout - variant 1
CI 82838-1L [cgd logo] 19.6.78 [signature]Side A runout - variant 2
II CI 82838-2L [cgd logo] 19.6.78 [signature]Side B runout - variant 2
PFC-90616-A-1A-2HZ: DMSide A
PFC-90616-B-1A-2HZ: DM-3Side B
PFC-90616-A-1A-2HZ: DM-4Side A
PFC-90616-B-1A-2HZ: DM-2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Canada | CBS PFCX 90616First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | CBS PFC 90616First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | CBS CBS 82838First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | CBS CBS 82838LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Yugoslavia | Suzy CBS 82838 / CBS CBS 82838LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Yugoslavia | Suzy CBS 82838 / CBS CBS 82838LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | CBS CBS 82838LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | CBS SBP 237597LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | CBS DIL-50327LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | CBS International DJL-50327 / CBS International DJL-50327LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Yugoslavia | Suzy CBS 82838 / CBS CBS 82838LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Sono Un Pirata, Sono Un Signore are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1978 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Italy, Canada. One of them is CBS CBS 82838.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 82838, PFCX 90616, PFC 90616) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CI 82838-1L [cgd logo] 19-6-78 and CI 82838-2L [cgd logo] 19-6-78. 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.
