Italy
1976- Label and catalog number
- CBS CBS 4748
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
CI 4748◊1N/2 [cgd logo] 16 11 76Pressed Runout Side A
CI 4748◊2N/2 [cgd logo] 16 11 76Pressed Runout Side B
CI 4748-1NLabel Side A
CI 4748-2NLabel Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Loretta Goggi · 1976
Ancora Innamorati was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 4 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 4748◊1N/2 [cgd logo] 16 11 76Pressed Runout Side A
CI 4748◊2N/2 [cgd logo] 16 11 76Pressed Runout Side B
CI 4748-1NLabel Side A
CI 4748-2NLabel Side B
CI 4748 ◊ 1N/2 [cgd logo] 16 11 76Runout area side A
CI 4748 ◊ 2N/2 [cgd logo] 16 11 76Runout area side B
CI 4748-1NLabel side A
CI 4748-2NLabel side B
PI-444 A FWO- S-5849. GOLEtched runout side A
PI_ 444B S-5850 GOLEtched runout side B
4748-A-Side A, runout, stamped
4748-B-Side B, runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS S 4748First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS S 4748First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS CBS S 4748 / CBS 4748First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Greece | CBS CBS 4748First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Italy | CBS CBS 4748First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | CBS CBS 4748First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Peters International PI 444First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | CBS C5 81697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Germany | CBS CBS S 4748 / CBS CBS 47487", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Spain | CBS CBS 47487", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Ancora Innamorati are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Italy, US, Germany, Greece. One of them is CBS CBS 4748.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 4748, PI 444, CBS S 4748) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CI 4748◊1N/2 [cgd logo] 16 11 76 and CI 4748◊2N/2 [cgd logo] 16 11 76. 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.