Vinyl pressings
by Lucio Dalla · 1980
Dalla was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
JKAY 35710 2S SM- 1A 24Runout side A, variant 1
JKAY 35710 2S SM- 1B 5Runout side B, variant 1
JKAY 35710 4S SM- 1A 27Runout side A, variant 2
JKAY 35711 5S SM- 1 A 13Runout side B, variant 2
JKAY 35710 2S SM - 1C 50 F P ΔRunout side A, variant 1
JKAY 35711 4S SM - 1B 40 G P ΔRunout side B, variant 1
JKAY 35710 2S SM - 1 C 51 7 P ΔRunout side A, variant 2
JKAY 35711 2S SM - 1 B 54 7 P ΔRunout side B, variant 2
JKAY 35710 4S SM- 1C9Runout A side, variant 1
JKAY 35711 2S SM- 1A32Runout B side, variant 1
JKAY 35710 4S SM - 7B6Runout A side, variant 2
JKAY 35711 2S SM - 7C23Runout B side, variant 2
JKAY 35710 2S SM 1C 17 2 P ▲Runout area side A, variant 1
JKAY 35711 5S SM 1C 8 P ▲Runout area side B, variant 1
JKAY 35710 2S SM 1A 6 P ▲ 3Runout side A, variant 2
JKAY 35711 5S SM 1B A 4 ▲ PRunout side B, variant 2
JKAY 35710 2S SM - 7A 25 P Δ 4Runout side A
JKAY 35711 4S SM - 1A 19 P Δ P 14Runout side B
JKAY 35710Label side A
JKAY 35711Label side B
JKAY 35710 2S SM 1C 46 P ▲ 11Runout area side A
JKAY 35711 5S SM - 1 B 42 P ▲ 12Runout area side B
JKAY 35710Label side A
JKAY 35711Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 31537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | RCA Victor PL 31537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | RCA Victor RCLP 20184 / RCA Victor MAL-RCLP 20184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | RCA PL 31537 / RCA Italiana PL 31537First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | RCA PL 31537 / RCA Italiana PL 31537First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | RCA PL 31537 / RCA Italiana PL 31537First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Italy | RCA PL 31537 / RCA Italiana PL 31537First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | RCA PL 31537 / RCA Italiana PL 31537First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | RCA Victor PL 31537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | RCA PL-31537 / RCA PL 31537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | RCA PL 31537 / RCA Italiana PL 31537First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | RCA PL 31537 / RCA Italiana PL 31537First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK & Europe | RCA PL 70004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Italy | Sony Music 88875045841 / RCA 88875045841LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Italy | RCA 19SC0125 / Sony Music 19SC0125LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2020 | Italy | Sony Music 19439740831 / RCA 19439740831LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2020 | Italy | Sony Music 19439847161LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Sony Music 19658768021LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Sony Music 196588250316LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2023 | Italy | RCA 126374a128LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | RCA PL 31537 / RCA Italiana PL 31537LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | RCA PL 31537 / RCA Italiana PL 31537LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Dalla are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1980 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Italy, Germany, Greece, Spain. One of them is RCA PL 31537, released August 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL 31537, RCLP 20184, PL-31537) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JKAY 35710 2S SM- 1A 24 and JKAY 35710 2S SM- 1B 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.
