Vinyl pressings
by Nada · 1972
Una Chitarra E Una Armonica 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.
11 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 7 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.
BKAS 26532 1S 1A 8Runout area side A
BKAS 26533 2S 1A 3Runout area side B
BKAS 26532 1S 1A 2Runout area side A, variant 2
BKAS 26533 1S 1A 2Runout area side B, variant 2
BKAS 26532 1S - 1C 7Etched on runout area side A
BKAS 26533 1S - 1C 13Etched on runout area side B
BKAS 26532Label side A
BKAS 26533Label side B
BKAS 26532Label side A
BKAS 26533Label side AA
SS 2198 A 112+ HRunout side A
SS 2198 B 111+Runout side B
SS-2198-ALabel side A
SS-2198-BLabel 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 | Germany | RCA 74-16 190First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | RCA SS-2198First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | RCA SS-2198First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-10778First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-10778First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Turkey | RCA 72913First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SRCA-88583 / RCA Victor SRCA-88583First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM 3649First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM 3649First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Portugal | RCA Victor TP-653First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1972 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM 3649First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA PM-36497", Single | 7", Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Una Chitarra E Una Armonica are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Italy, Portugal, Japan, Spain and more. One of them is RCA Italiana PM 3649, released April 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PM 3649, TP-653, SS-2198, 3-10778) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BKAS 26532 1S 1A 8 and BKAS 26533 2S 1A 3. 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.
