Vinyl pressings
by Lucio Battisti · 1971
Pensieri E Parole was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 8 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.
SLNO 5106 3-5-71Runout area side A
SLNO 5107 7-5-71Runout area side B
SLNO 5106 4-5-71Runout area side A, variant 1
SLNO 5107 7-5-71Runout area side B, variant 1
SLNO 5106 3.5.71Runout area side A - Variant 1
SLNO 5107 4.5.71Runout area side B - Variant 1
SLNO-5106 8.4.71Runout area side A - Variant 2
SLNO-5107 8.4.71Runout area side B - Variant 2
SLNO 5106 4-5-71Runout area side A
SLNO 5107 7-5-71Runout area side B
SLNO 5106Label side A
SLNO 5107Label side B
SLNO 5106 3.5.71Runout area side A
SLNO 5107 4.5.71Runout area side B
SLNO 5106Label side A
SLNO 5107Label side B
SLNO 5106 4.5.71Runout side A
SLNO 5107 7.5.71Runout side B
SLNO 5106Label side A
SLNO 5107Label side B
SLNO 5106 4-5-71Runout area side A
SLNO 5107 7-5-71Runout area side B
SLNO 5106Label side A
SLNO 5107Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Brazil | Ricordi 2167 004First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1971 | Germany | Ricordi 2020 041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10622 / Ricordi srl 10.622First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | Ricordi J.B. 10First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10622 / Ricordi srl 10622First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10622 / Ricordi srl 10.622First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10622 / Ricordi srl 10.622First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | Ricordi Srl 10.622 / Ricordi SRL 10622First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1971 | Portugal | Ricordi 2020041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Spain | Ricordi 20 20 141 / Polydor 20 20 041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Switzerland | Ricordi SRL 10-622First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Switzerland | Ricordi SRL 10-622First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Bell Records 45,145First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB S 53633First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Italy | Sony Music 90012 / RCA Italiana 900127", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Ricordi 2020 0417", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of Pensieri E Parole are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in Italy, US, Yugoslavia, Brazil and more. One of them is Ricordi SRL 10622.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRL 10622, Srl 10.622, J.B. 10, 45,145) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLNO 5106 3-5-71 and SLNO 5107 7-5-71. 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.
