Vinyl pressings
by Nico Fidenco · 1961
Legata A Un Granello Di Sabbia was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
MKAW 0047 - 3S 2D 4Runout area side A, variant 1
MKAW 0602 - 2S 1A 8Runout area side B, variant 1
MKAW 0047 - 3S 2D 7Runout area side A, variant 2
MKAW 0602 - 3S 1A 11Runout area side B, variant 2
MKAW 0047-1S 2BRunout area side A
MKAW 0602-1S-1B 10Runout area side B
MKAW 0047Label side A
MKAW 0602Label side B
MKAW 0047-1S 2BRunout area side A
MKAW 0602-1S-1B 10Runout area side B
MKAW 0047Label side A
MKAW 0602Label side B
MKAW 0047 4S 1B 31Runout area side A
MKAW 0602 2S 1A 19Runout area side B
MKAW 0047Label side A
MKAW 0602Label side B
MKAW 0047-1S-2A 12Runout area side A
MKAW 0602-1S-1A 7Runout area side B
MKAW 0047-1S-1A 5Runout side A Variant 2
MKAW 0602-1S-1C 2Runout side B Variant 2
MKAW 0047Label side A
MKAW 0602Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Argentina | RCA Victor 31A-0020First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA PM45 - 1166 / RCA PM45 1166First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 1166 / RCA 45N 1166First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 1166 / RCA 45N 1166First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA PM45 1166First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 1166 / RCA 45N 1166First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA 45N 1166First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 1166 / RCA 45N 1166First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1962 | Germany | RCA PM45 11667", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Italy | RCA Victor PM45 - 1166 / RCA Victor PM45 11667", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | RCA Victor PM45 - 1166 / RCA Victor PM45 11667", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45 - 11667", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | RCA 47g 8097", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Italy | RCA PM45 - 1166 / RCA PM45 11667", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Legata A Un Granello Di Sabbia are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1961 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in Italy, Argentina. One of them is RCA PM45 - 1166.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PM45 - 1166, 45N 1166, PM45 1166, 31A-0020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MKAW 0047 - 3S 2D 4 and MKAW 0602 - 2S 1A 8. 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.
