Italy
May 1968- Label and catalog number
- PDU Pld. A. 5002
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
P025003/A 2-5-68 R.Runout, etched, side A
P025004/B 2-5-68 R.Runout, etched, side B
P 025003Label, side A
P 025004Label, side B
Vinyl pressings
by Mina · 1968
Mina Alla Bussola Dal Vivo was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
P025003/A 2-5-68 R.Runout, etched, side A
P025004/B 2-5-68 R.Runout, etched, side B
P 025003Label, side A
P 025004Label, side B
P025003/A 2-5-68 R.Runout side A
P025004/B 2-5-68 R.Runout side B
P 025003Label side A
P 025004Label side B
P025003/A 2-5-68 R.Runout side A
P025004/B 2-5-68 R.Runout side B
P 025003Label side A
P 025004Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Producciones Fermata LF-149First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Brazil | Fermata FB - 228First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Chile | Producciones Fermata LF-140-XFirst yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Italy | PDU Pld. A. 5002First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
| 1968 | Italy | PDU Pld. A. 5002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Italy | PDU Pld. A. 5002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Italy | PDU Pld. A. 5002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Italy | PDU Pld. M. 5002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Italy | PDU Pld. A. 5002 / PDU Pld. A 5002LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | PDU Pld. A. 5002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Mina Alla Bussola Dal Vivo are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Italy, Argentina, Brazil, Chile. One of them is PDU Pld. A. 5002, released May 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Pld. A. 5002, LF-149, FB - 228, LF-140-X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P025003/A 2-5-68 R. and P025004/B 2-5-68 R.. 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.