Vinyl pressings
by Mario Lanza · 1957
Granada / Mamma Mia Che Vo' Sape' was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year. 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.
2E7VW 3332-2S-1A 7Side A, runout, etched, variant 1
2E7VW 3332- IS - B2Side A, runout, etched, variant 2
2E7VW 3333-2S-1A 9Side B, runout, etched, variant 1
2E7VW 3333- IS - B4Side B, runout, etched, variant 2
-2E7VW2332- 1S-1B 2Runout side A
-2E7VW3333- 1S-1B 4Runout side B
2E7VW-3332Label side A
2E7VW-3333Label side B
-2E7VW3332- 1S 1A 5Side A, runout, stamped
-2E7VW3333- 1S 1B 5Side B, runout, stamped
2E7VW 3332Side A, label
2E7VW 3333Side B, label
2E7VW 3332 3S-1A 3Runout side A
2E7VW 3333 3S-1A 9Runout side AA
2E7VW 3332Label side A
2E7VW 3333Label side AA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 0618First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 0618First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 0618First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 0618First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Italy | RCA Victor 45N 0618 / RCA 45N 06187", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | RCA Italiana A25V 0618Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victor 45N 06187", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | RCA Italiana 45 N 06187", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victor 45N - 06187", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | RCA Victor 45N 0618 / RCA Italiana 45N 06187", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Granada / Mamma Mia Che Vo' Sape' are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1957 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in Italy. One of them is RCA Italiana 45N 0618, released December 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45N 0618) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2E7VW 3332-2S-1A 7 and 2E7VW 3332- IS - B2. 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.
