Vinyl pressings
by Lucio Dalla · 1983
1983 was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 5 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.
MKAY 37183 1S 1A 5 SPIRIDIONIRunout side A, variant 1
MKAY 37184 2S 1C 1 SPIRIDIONIRunout side B, variant 1
MKAY 37183 3S 1A 19 P Δ SPIRIDIONIRunout side A, variant 2
MKAY 37184 1S 1B 18 Δ P SPIRYRunout side B, variant 2
[AGI logo] 83-5 PC 31692 ARunout side A
[AGI logo] 83-5 PC 31692 BRunout side B
PL 31692 ALabel side A
PL 31692 BLabel side B
PL 31692-ALabel, side A
PL 31692-BLabel, side B
PL 31692-ALabel, side A
PL 31692-BLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | RCA PL 31692 / RCA Victor PL 31692First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 31692First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | RCA PL 31692LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 31692First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20279/PL 31692First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20279/PL 31692First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | RCA PL 31692 / RCA Italiana PL 31692First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | RCA PL 31692 / RCA Italiana PL 31692First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Spain | RCA PL 31692 / RCA Italiana PL 31692First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | RCA Italiana PL70070LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Ariola 210 532LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Italy | RCA 19SC0130 / Sony Music PL 31692LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2021 | Italy | Sony Music 194398770819LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Italy | RCA PL 31692LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of 1983 are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1983 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Italy, France, Germany, Greece and more. One of them is RCA PL 31692.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL 31692, RCLP 20279/PL 31692) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MKAY 37183 1S 1A 5 SPIRIDIONI and MKAY 37184 2S 1C 1 SPIRIDIONI. 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.
