Vinyl pressings
by Lucio Dalla · 1971
4/3/1943 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.
9 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 4 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.
AKAS 25726 6SRunout area side A
AKAS 25727 3SRunout area side B
AKAS 25726 5S 1D 18Runout area side A - Variant 1
AKAS 25727 1S 1B 20Runout area side B - Variant 1
AKAS 25726 2S 1A 25Side A, runout, stamped
AKAS 25727 5S 1D 19Side B, runout, stamped
AKAS 25726Label side A
AKAS 25727Label side B
AKAS 25726 5S 1A 10Runout side A, variant 1
AKAS 25727 1S 1C 10Runout side B, variant 1
AKAS 25726 4S 1A 3Runout side A, variant 2
AKAS 25727 2S 1A 7Runout side B, variant 2
AKAS 25726 6SMachine-stamped runout area side A
AKAS 25727 3SMachine-stamped runout area side B
AKAS 25726Label side A
AKAS 25727Label side B
AKAS 25726 12S 1A 2Runout area, side A, variant 1
AKAS 25727 10S 1D 12Runout area, side B, variant 1
AKAS 25726 4S - 1A 11Runout area, side A, variant 2
AKAS 25727 1S - 1C 18Runout area, side B, variant 2
AKAS 25726 S-IIRunout Groove Side A
AKAS 25727 S-IIRunout Groove Side B
AKAS-25726Label Side A
AKAS-25727Label 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 | Turkey | RCA Victor 71908 / RCA 71908First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SRCA-8432 / RCA Victor 74-16072First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Germany | RCA 74-16072First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Germany | RCA 74-16072 / RCA Victor 74-16 072First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM 3578First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM 3578First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM 3578First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM 3578First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM 3578First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Italy | Sony Music 8032484227101 / RCA 80324842271017", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | RCA Victor Sg 257", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA 2607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of 4/3/1943 are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in Italy, Germany, Turkey, Yugoslavia. One of them is RCA Italiana PM 3578, released February 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PM 3578, 74-16072, 71908, SRCA-8432) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AKAS 25726 6S and AKAS 25727 3S. 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.
