Italy
1973- Label and catalog number
- PDU Pld. L. 5069
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
P.-025219 - 23-10-73Stamped, runout area, side A
P.-025220 - 23-10-73Stamped, runout area, side B
P. 025219Label, side A
P. 025220Label, side B
Vinyl pressings
by Mina · 1973
Frutta E Verdura 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.
5 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.
P.-025219 - 23-10-73Stamped, runout area, side A
P.-025220 - 23-10-73Stamped, runout area, side B
P. 025219Label, side A
P. 025220Label, side B
P - 025219 . 23-10-73 [signature]Runout area side A
P - 025220 . 23-10-73 [signature]Runout area side B
P. 025219Label side A
P. 025220Label side B
P.-025219 - 23-10-73Runout side A, stamped
P.-025220 - 23-10-73Runout side B, stamped
P. 025219Label side A
P. 025220Label 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 | Italy | PDU Pld. L. 5069First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | PDU Pld. L. 5069First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | PDU Pld. L. 5069First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Odeon EOS 80002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Odeon EOS 80002First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Mexico | EMI SLEM-550LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | Odeon 1 J 062-95.250LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Greece | Ariola 6483 314LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Greece | Ariola 6483 314LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Italy | PDU Pld. L. 5069 / PDU Pld. L 5069LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Frutta E Verdura are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1973 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Italy, Japan. One of them is PDU Pld. L. 5069.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Pld. L. 5069, EOS 80002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P.-025219 - 23-10-73 and P.-025220 - 23-10-73. 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.