Vinyl pressings
by Lucio Battisti · 1978
Una Donna Per Amico was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 6 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.
HKAS 34407 4S SS 1 B 8Runout side A, variant 1
HKAS 34408 2S SM-1ARunout side B, variant 1
HKAS 34407 4S SS 1B 21Runout side A, variant 2
HKAS 34408 2S SM-1A 19Runout side B, variant 2
HKAS 34407 4S SS 1A 27Runout side A, variant 1
HKAS 34408 1S SM 1A 10Runout side B, variant 1
HKAS 34407 4S SS 1B 4Runout side A, variant 2
HKAS 34408 1S SM 1B 2Runout side B, variant 2
HKAS 34407 4S SS 1 A 29Runout side A, variant 1
HKAS 34408 2S SM-1B 12Runout side B, variant 1
HKAS 34407 3S SM 1 A 22Runout side A variant 2
HKAS 34408 1S SM 1 A 1Runout side B variant 2
HKAS 34407 4S SS 1A 32Runout side A, variant 1
HKAS 34408 1S SM-1A 19Runout side B, variant 1
HKAS 34407 4S 5S 1B 2Runout side A, variant 2
HKAS 34408 2S SM 1B 1Runout side B, variant 2
HKAS 34407Label side A
HKAS 34408Label side A
HKAS 34407 4S SS 1B 10Runout area side A
HKAS 34408 2S SM 1A 11Runout ares side B
HKAS 34407Label side A
HKAS 34408Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | France | Numero Uno PB 7110 / RCA PB 7110First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Numero Uno PB 7110 / Dischi Numero Uno PB 7110First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Numero Uno JZBN 7110First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Numero Uno ZBN 7110First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Portugal | RCA Victor PB-7110First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Spain | Numero Uno PB-7110 / Dischi Numero Uno PB-7110First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Spain | Numero Uno PB-6324First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Spain | Numero Uno PB - 7110First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Spain | Numero Uno PB-7110First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Spain | Numero Uno PB-6324First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | PETERS INTERNATIONAL PI 459First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Numero Uno ZBN 7110First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Numero Uno ZBN 7110First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Numero Uno ZBN 7110First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | Numero Uno ZBN 7110First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Italy | Sony Music COM 136 / RCA COM 1367", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 2019 | Italy | Sony Music 90013 / Numero Uno 900137", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Italy | Sony Music 19658768527 / Dischi Numero Uno 196587685277", Single, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
23 vinyl pressings of Una Donna Per Amico are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1978 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Italy, US, France, Germany and more. One of them is Numero Uno ZBN 7110, released July 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZBN 7110, JZBN 7110, PI 459, PB 7110) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HKAS 34407 4S SS 1 B 8 and HKAS 34408 2S SM-1A. 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.
