Italy
1972- Label and catalog number
- Fonit LPX 14
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold
Vinyl pressings
by Osanna · 1972
Preludio Tema Variazioni Canzona 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.
4 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
MLFS 8091 12-4-72 CRunout A side
MLFS 8092 12-4-72Runout B side
M 8091 12-4-72Runout machine pressed side A
M 8092 12-4-72Runout machine pressed side B
M 8091Label side A
M 8092Label 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 | Italy | Fonit LPX 14First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | Fonit LPX 14First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Italy | Fonit LPX 14First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | Fonit LPX 14First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | P.I. Records PILPS-9001 / P.I. Records PILPS 9001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Seven Seas GXF 2042LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Seven Seas GXF 2042LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | Fonit Cetra PL 420LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Italy | Fonit Cetra PL 420LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Italy | Vinyl Magic VMLP 092 / Fonit lpx 14LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Italy | Vinyl Magic VMLP 092LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Italy | Vinyl Magic VMLP 092 / Fonit lpx 14LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Italy | Vinyl Magic VMLP 092 / Vinyl Magic VMLP092LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Italy | Vinyl Magic VMLP 092 / Vinyl Magic VMLP092LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Seven Seas GXF 2042LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Preludio Tema Variazioni Canzona are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1972 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Italy. One of them is Fonit LPX 14.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPX 14) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.