Vinyl pressings
by Nico Fidenco · 1960
What A Sky was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 1960, the album's first year. 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.
LKAW 8946 - 2S - 1B - 5Side A runout area, variant 1
LKAW 9012 - 2S - 1C - 3Side B runout area, variant 1
LKAW 8946 - 2S 1B5Side A runout area, variant 2
LKAW 9012 - 2S - 1D9Side B runout area, variant 2
LKAW 8946 - 3S-1A 15Runout side A, etched
LKAW 9012 - 3S-1A 15Runout side B, etched
LKAW 8946Etched into runout A side
LKAW 9012Etched into runout B side
LKAW 8946 - 1S - 1A 5Etched into runout area side A
LKAW 9012 -1S - 1A 5Etched into runout area side AA
LKAW 8946Label side A
LKAW 9012Label side AA
LKAW 8946 1S - 1A 9Runout area side A
LKAW 9012 2S - 1A 2Runout area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 1109 / RCA 45N 1109First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Italy | RCA 45N 1109First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 1109 / RCA 45N 1109First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 1109 / RCA 45N 1109First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 1109 / RCA 45N 1109First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Greece | RCA 47g 7607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45 1109 / RCA PM45 11097", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA PM45 - 1109 / RCA PM45 11097", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Spain | RCA 320007", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 1109 / RCA 45N 11097", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Italy | RCA Victor PM45 11097", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-101257", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | RCA Italiana 45N 11097", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of What A Sky are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1960 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in Italy. One of them is RCA Italiana 45N 1109, released October 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45N 1109) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LKAW 8946 - 2S - 1B - 5 and LKAW 9012 - 2S - 1C - 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.
