Vinyl pressings
by Lucio Battisti · 1986
Don Giovanni was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year. 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.
PL 70991-A ΔP 5 PL 70991-A-2S-1D 22 LATO A 25 & PIERO 12-2-86Runout area side A, etched - Variant 1
PL 70991-B 6 PL 70991-B-2S-1B . 5 2SB LATO B & PIERO 12-2-86Runout area side B, etched - Variant 1
PL 70991-A2S-1C 9 LATO A 25 c & PIERO 12-2-86Runout area side A, etched - Variant 2
PL 70991-B-2S-1B 10 2SB LATO B & PIERO 12-2-86Runout area side B, etched - Variant 2
PL 70991-A2 S-1C 8 LATO A 2S C8 PIERO 12-2-86Etching Side A
PL 70991-B2 S-1A 2 2S LATO B PIERO 12-2-86Etching Side B
ΔP PL 70991 A 2S 1A LATO A 25 & PIERO 12-2-86Runout area side A, etched - Variant 1
ΔP PL 70991-B 2S-1A 2S LATO B 25 & PIERO 12-2-86Runout area side B, etched - Variant 1
PL 70991/ALabel side A
PL 70991/BLabel side B
PL 70991-A-2S-/A11 LATO A 2S & PIERO 12-2-86Label side A
PL 70991-B-2S-1A-S 01 2S LATO B & PIERO 12-2-86Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Italy | Numero Uno PL 70991First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Numero Uno PL 70991First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Numero Uno PL 70991First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | Italy | Numero Uno PL 70991First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Italy | Sony Music 88725473501 / Numero Uno PL 70991LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Italy | Sony Music 88985443091 / RCA 88985443091LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | Europe | Sony Music 88985443091 / RCA 88985443091LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 2019 | Italy | Sony Music 088985443091LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Italy | Sony Music 19658768111 / Numero Uno 19658768111LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2025 | Unknown | Sony Music 19802888581LP | LP |
10 vinyl pressings of Don Giovanni are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1986 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Italy. One of them is Numero Uno PL 70991.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL 70991) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PL 70991-A ΔP 5 PL 70991-A-2S-1D 22 LATO A 25 & PIERO 12-2-86 and PL 70991-B 6 PL 70991-B-2S-1B . 5 2SB LATO B & PIERO 12-2-86. 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.
