US
1973- Label and catalog number
- Paramount Records PAS 1016
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Monarch Pressing
- Runout / matrix
PAS 1016-3A (MR) v △18557(1)A Side Runout
PAS 1016-3B (MR) △18557 x(1)B Side Runout
PAS-1016-AA-Side Label
PAS-1016-BB-Side Label

Vinyl pressings
by Mikis Theodorakis · 1973
Serpico was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, the album's first year, in 2 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.
PAS 1016-3A (MR) v △18557(1)A Side Runout
PAS 1016-3B (MR) △18557 x(1)B Side Runout
PAS-1016-AA-Side Label
PAS-1016-BB-Side Label
PAS 1016A-5 K-6271 SONA-Side Runout
PAS 1016B-4 K-6278 SONB-Side Runout
PAS-1016-AA-Side Label
PAS-1016-BB-Side Label
PAS 1016 A-4-11-11 D P.R.Side A runout
PAS 1016-1B-1-1 PRSide B runout
T1 PAS1016A-1A side runout
T1X PAS1016B -1B side runout
PAS-1016-A ①-1-1 PRCRunout Side A
PAS-1016-B ①-1-1 PRCRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | New Zealand | Paramount Records L35096First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | US | Paramount Records PAS 1016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Paramount Records PAS 1016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Paramount Records PAS 1016First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Paramount Records PAS 1016First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Paramount Records PAS 1016First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | US | Paramount Records PAS 1016First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Paramount Records PAS 1016First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | US | Paramount Records PAS 1016First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Australia | Paramount Records PAS 1016 / Festival Records Pty. Ltd. L 35096LP | LP |
| 1974 | France | Paramount Records 2c 064 - 95.205LP | LP |
| 1974 | France | Paramount Records 2c 064 - 95.205LP | LP |
| 1974 | Italy | Fonit Cetra International ILS 9033LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Fonit CetraLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | Japan | Paramount Records SWX-7052LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Greece | Sakkaris Records SR 50061LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Worldwide | Wewantsounds WWSLP30 / Modulor WWSLP30LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Paramount Records SPFL 296LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Serpico are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1973 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, New Zealand. One of them is Paramount Records PAS 1016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PAS 1016, L35096) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAS 1016-3A (MR) v △18557(1) and PAS 1016-3B (MR) △18557 x(1). 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.

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