Vinyl pressings
by Lucio Battisti · 1972
Il Mio Canto Libero was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, 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.
BKAY 26944 4S 2A 8Side A runout, variant 1
BKAY 26945 4S 2A 5Side B runout, variant 1
BKAY 26944 1S 1A 7Side A runout, variant 2
BKAY 26945 5S 1A 8Side B runout, variant 2
BKAY 26944 2S - 2B 5 14 P △LRunout side A
BKAY 26945 11S - 1A 9 10 P △ERunout side B
BKAY 26944Label side A
BKAY 26945Label side B
BKAY 26944 6S 1B 4Runout side A
BKAY 26945 4S-2ARunout side B
BKAY 269444 12SRunout side A, variant
BKAY 26945 12SRunout side B, variant
BKAY 26944 2S - 2B 5 14 P △LRunout side A
BKAY 26945 11S - 1A 9 10 P △ERunout side B
BKAY 26944Label side A
BKAY 26945Label side B
BKAY 26944Label side A
BKAY 26945Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Italy | Numero Uno DZLN 551565First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | RCA Victor LSP-10497First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Italy | Numero Uno DZSLN 55156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Numero Uno DZSLN 55156First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Italy | Numero Uno DZSLN 55156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Numero Uno DZSLN 55156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Numero Uno DZSLN 55156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Numero Uno DZSLN 55156LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Vogue LDM. 30164LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Numero Uno UNL-401LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Numero Uno DZSLN 55156LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Spain | RCA Victor LSP-10497LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Columbia SCX 6540 / Columbia 0C 062 ○ 94398LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Venezuela | Rca Victor LPVS-1368LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Numero Uno DZSLN 55156LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Italy | RCA DZSLN 55156 / Numero Uno DZSLN 55156LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2016 | Germany | Sony Music 88985318431LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Italy | RCA 88985465411 / Sony Music 88985465411LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Italy | Sony Music 19075822551 / RCA 19075822551LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Italy | Sony Music 19075822551 / RCALP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Italy | Numero Uno 19658700371 / Sony Music 19658700371LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Italy | Sony Music 19658768161 / Numero Uno 19658768161LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Italy | Sony Music 19802888711LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor AVS-4190LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Numero Uno 6.21729LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Numero Uno 6.21723LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Numero Uno 74321-11940-1LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| ? | Italy | Numero Uno DZSLN 55156LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Numero Uno DZSLN 55156LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
44 vinyl pressings of Il Mio Canto Libero are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1972 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Italy, Spain. One of them is Numero Uno DZSLN 55156, released November 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DZSLN 55156, DZLN 551565, LSP-10497) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BKAY 26944 4S 2A 8 and BKAY 26945 4S 2A 5. 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.
