Vinyl pressings
by Perigeo · 1975
La Valle Dei Templi was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
EKAY 28594 1S - 1 A 3 E Δ P 9Side A, runout, variant 1
EKAY 28595 1S - 1 A 1 10 E Δ PSide B, runout, variant 1
EKAY 28594 1S - 1A 10 E Δ PSide A, runout, variant 2
EKAY 28595 2S - 1A 4 E Δ PSide B, runout, variant 2
EKAY 28594 1S - 1 A 4 E Δ P 9Side A, runout
EKAY 28595 1S - 1 A 8 4 E Δ P LSide B, runout
EKAY 28594Side A, label
EKAY 28595Side B, label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Italy | RCA TPL1-1175 / RCA Italiana TPL1 1175First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Italy | RCA TPL1-1175 / RCA Italiana TPL1 1175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | RCA TPL1-1175 / RCA Italiana TPL1 1175First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | RCA Victor CPL1-1175LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | RCA Victor TPL1-1175LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | RCA TPL1-1175 / RCA Italiana TPL1 1175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA TPL1-1175 / RCA Italiana TPL1 1175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA TPL1-1175 / RCA Italiana TPL1 1175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Europe | RCA NL 71936LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Italy | RCA TPL1 1175LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Italy | RCA / Sony MusicLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2022 | Italy | Sony Music 19439988341 / RCA TPL1 1175LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | RCA TPL1 1175 / RCA TPL1-1175LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of La Valle Dei Templi are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1975 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Italy. One of them is RCA TPL1-1175, released September 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TPL1-1175) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKAY 28594 1S - 1 A 3 E Δ P 9 and EKAY 28595 1S - 1 A 1 10 E Δ P. 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.
