Vinyl pressings
by Loretta Goggi · 1981
Maledetta Primavera was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 9 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.
T 18409 A ARVar1: Runout area side A, etched
T 18409 BVar1: Runout area side B, etched
T 18409 AVar2: Runout area side A, etched
T 18409 BVar2: Runout area side B, etched
WEA 18409 ARunout area side A, etched
WEA 18409 BRunout area side B, etched
R/S Alsdorf 18409 Ax PFRunout A-side, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 18409 B PFRunout B-side, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 18409 Axxxx PFRunout A-side, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 18409 Bxx PFRunout B-side, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 18409 Axxx PFRunout A-side, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 18409 Bx PFRunout B-side, variant 1
18409/1Label A-side
18409/2Label B-side
R/S Alsdorf 18409 Ax PFRunout A-side, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 18409 B PFRunout B-side, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 18409 A PFRunout A-side, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 18409 B PFRunout B-side, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 18409 Axxxx PFRunout side A
R/S Alsdorf 18409 Bxx PFRunout side B
18409/1Label A-side
18409/2Label B-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Austria | WEA WEA 18 409First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Belgium | WEA 18409 / WEA 18.409First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | Benelux | WEA WEA 18.409 / WEA 18409First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | France | WEA 18409First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | WEA T 18409First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | WEA 18409First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Mexico | WEA PRO 009First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Portugal | WEA WEA T 18409First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | WEA WEA 18 409First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | WEA WEA 18 409First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | WEA WEA 18 409First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | WEA WEA 18 409First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | WEA WEA 18 409First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Maledetta Primavera are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium and more. One of them is WEA T 18409.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 18409, 18409, WEA 18 409, WEA 18.409) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T 18409 A AR and T 18409 B. 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.
