Italy
1963- Label and catalog number
- Columbia SCMQ 1645
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
7XCB 15681 I 16-1-63Runout area side A, stamped
7XCB 15682 I 16-1-63Runout area side B, stamped
7XCB 15681Label side A
7XCB 15682Label side B
Vinyl pressings
by Pino Donaggio · 1963
Giovane Giovane was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 1963, the album's first year, in 6 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.
7XCB 15681 I 16-1-63Runout area side A, stamped
7XCB 15682 I 16-1-63Runout area side B, stamped
7XCB 15681Label side A
7XCB 15682Label side B
7XCB 15681 I 16-1-63Runout area side A
7XCB 15682 I 16-1-63Runout area side AA
7XCB 15681Label side A
7XCB 15682Label side AA
7XCB 15681 . 1 ∙ 16.1.63 2Runout area side A
7XCB ∙ 16882 ∙ 1 ∙∙ 16.1.63Runout area side B
(7XCB 15681)Label side A
(7XCB 15682)Label side B
7XCB 15681Side A label
7XCB 15682Side B label
7XCB 15681 I 16-1-63Run-out area side-A [Stamped]
7XCB 15682 I 16-1-63Run-out area side-B [Stamped]
(7XCB 15681)Label side A
(7XCB 15682)Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records 72079First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1645First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1645First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1963 | Italy | Columbia SCMG 169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1645First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | Columbia SEMQ 1645First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1963 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1645First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Japan | Odeon CM-1009First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7PL 63.073First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Turkey | Columbia 45-RT 4656 / Columbia Plakları 45-RT 4656First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Giovane Giovane are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in Italy, Canada, Greece, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia SCMQ 1645.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCMQ 1645, SCMG 169, SEMQ 1645, 72079) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCB 15681 I 16-1-63 and 7XCB 15682 I 16-1-63. 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.