Vinyl pressings
by Milva · 1972
Mediterraneo was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 3 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.
SLNP 5350 15.2.72Run-out area Side-A [Stamped/Etched]
SLNP 5351 15.2.72Run-out area Side-B [Stamped/Etched]
(SLNP 5350)Label Side A
(SLNP 5351)Label Side B
SLNP 5350 15.2.72Run-out area Side-A [Stamped/Etched]
SLNP 5351 15.2.72Run-out area Side-B [Stamped/Etched]
(SLNP 5350)Label Side A
(SLNP 5351)Label Side B
SLNP 5350 15∙2∙72Runout area side A
SLNP - 5351 15∙2∙72Runout area side B
SLNP 5350Label side A
SLNP 5351Label side B
SLNP 5350 15.2.72Run-out area Side-A [Stamped/Etched]
SLNP 5351 15.2.72Run-out area Side-B [Stamped/Etched]
(SLNP 5350)Label Side A
(SLNP 5351)Label Side B
SLNP 5350 15.2.72Runout area side A
SLNP 5351 15.2.72Runout area side A
SLNP 5350Label side A
SLNP 5351Label side B
SLNP 5350 15.2.72Runout area side A
SLNP 5351 15.2.72Runout area side B
(SLNP 5350)Label side A
(SLNP 5351)Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10.660 / Ricordi SRL 10660First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10.660First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10.660First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-660First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10660 / Ricordi SRL 10.660First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10.660 / Ricordi SRL 10660First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Switzerland | Ricordi SRL 10-660First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Switzerland | Ricordi SRL 10-660 / Ricordi SRL 10660First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB S 53647 / PGP RTB S 53 647First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB S 53647 / PGP RTB S 53 647First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Mediterraneo are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Italy, Switzerland, Yugoslavia. One of them is Ricordi SRL 10.660.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRL 10.660, SRL 10-660, SRL 10660, S 53647) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLNP 5350 15.2.72 and SLNP 5351 15.2.72. 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.
