Vinyl pressings
by Milva · 1969
Un Sorriso was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 10 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.
NLNM 4270 13.1.68Run-out area Side-A [Stamped/Etched]
NLNM 4271 13.1.68Run-out area Side-B [Stamped/Etched]
(NLNM 4270)Label Side A
(NLNM 4271)Label Side B
NLNL 4270 13.1.68Run-out area Side-A [Stamped/Etched]
NLNL 4271 13.1.68Run-out area Side-B [Stamped/Etched]
(NLNM 4270)Label Side A
(NLNL 4271)Label Side B
NLNL 4270Run-out area Side-A [Etched]
NLNL 4271 16.1.68Run-out area Side-B [Etched]
NLNM 4270Label Side A
NLNL 4271Label Side B
NLNM 4270 16.1.68Run-out area Side-A [Etched]
NLNM 4272 16.1.68Run-out area Side-B [Etched]
(NLNM 4270)Label Side A
(NLNM 4271)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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Brazil | Chantecler 021.119First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Brazil | Chantecler 021.119First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Canada | Bravo 4757First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Greece | Ricordi 9534First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-521 / Ricordi SRL 10.521First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-521 / Ricordi SRL 10.521First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Italy | Ricordi SRL 10-521 / Ricordi SRL 10.521First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Ricordi RI 25.908First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Spain | Philips 360 237 PFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Switzerland | Ricordi SRL 10-521 / Ricordi SRL 10.521First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Switzerland | Ricordi SRL 10-521 / Ricordi SRL 10.521First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Turkey | Melodi 69003First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Turkey | Melodi 69003First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Ricordi SRL 10-521 / Ricordi SRL 10.521First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SR-8236 / Ricordi SR-8236First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | CBS 22.0527", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Un Sorriso are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in Italy, US, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Ricordi SRL 10-521.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRL 10-521, 021.119, 4757, 9534) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NLNM 4270 13.1.68 and NLNM 4271 13.1.68. 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.
