Italy
1968- Label and catalog number
- Cetra SP 1364
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
MSC 6155 26-1-68Runout area side A, stamped
MSC 6218 7-2-68Runout area side B, stamped
MSC 6155Label side A
MSC 6218Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Marisa Sannia · 1968
Casa Bianca was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, 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.
MSC 6155 26-1-68Runout area side A, stamped
MSC 6218 7-2-68Runout area side B, stamped
MSC 6155Label side A
MSC 6218Label side B
MSC 6155 26-1-68Runout area side A
MSC 6156 25-1-68Runout area side B
MSC 6155 26-1-68 xx JRunout area side A, variant 1
MSC 6156 25-1-68 R GRunout area side B, variant 1
MSC 6155 26-1-68 XXRunout area side A, stamped
MSC 6218 6-2-68Runout area side B, stamped
MSC 6155Label side A
MSC 6218Label side B
MSC 6155 26-1-68 XXXRunout area side A
MSC 6156 25-1-68 XX R XXRunout area side B
MSC 6155Label side A
MSC 6156Label side B
7 MSC 6155 26-1-68 xxxRunout area side A
MSC 6156 25-1-68 RRunout area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Brazil | Fermata FB 33.266First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Greece | Pan-Vox PAN 7522First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Cetra SP 1364First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Cetra SP 1361First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Fonit SP 1361First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Cetra SP 1364First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Cetra SP 1361 / Cetra JB 248First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Italy | Cetra SP 1361First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Peru | Cetra SF 1004 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Empire EM 0797", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Casa Bianca are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Italy, Brazil, Greece, Peru. One of them is Cetra SP 1364.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 1364, SP 1361, FB 33.266, PAN 7522) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MSC 6155 26-1-68 and MSC 6218 7-2-68. 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.