Vinyl pressings
by Michele · 1965
Dopo I Giorni Dell'Amore was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 1965, 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.
QKAW 22669 1S 1A 6Runout area side A
QKAW 22670 1S 1B 3Runout area side B
QKAW 22669 1S 1A 5Runout area side A Variant 1
QKAW 22670 1S 1C 5Runout area side B Variant 1
QKAW 22669 3S 1A 26Runout area side A
QKAW 22670 3S 1ARunout area side B
QKAW 22670Label side A
QKAW 22669Label side B
QKAW 22669 JB 1S 1A 2Runout area side A
QKAW 22670 JB 1S 1A 1Runout area side B
QKA W 22669 JBLabel side A
QKA W 22670 JBLabel side B
QKAW 22669 1S 1A 10Runout side A
QKAW 22670 1S 1A 10Runout side B
QKAW 22669Label side A
QKAW 22670Label side B
QKAW 22669 2S-1B 12Runout side A
QKAW 22670 2S-1B 15Runout side B
QKAW 22669Label side A
QKAW 22670Label side B
QKAW 22669 2S 1A 23Runout area side A
QKAW 22670 3S 1D 16Runout area side B
QKAW 22670Label side A
QKAW 22669Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-0687First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Canada International 57-3383First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 1141First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45 3321 / RCA Italiana PM45-3321First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45 3321 / RCA Italiana PM45 3321First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Italy | RCA Italiana JB PM45 3321First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45-3321 / RCA Italiana PM45 3321First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45-3321 / RCA Italiana PM45 3321First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45 3321 / RCA Italiana PM45 3321First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45-33217", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Dopo I Giorni Dell'Amore are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1965 and 1998.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in Italy, Argentina, Canada, Greece. One of them is RCA Italiana PM45 3321.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PM45 3321, JB PM45 3321, PM45-3321, 31A-0687) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, QKAW 22669 1S 1A 6 and QKAW 22670 1S 1B 3. 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.
