Vinyl pressings
by Renato Zero · 1976
Madame / Un Uomo Da Bruciare was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, 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.
FKAS 29018 1S 1 A 2Runout area A side, variant 1
FKAS 29018 1S 1 A 1Runout area AA side, variant 1
FKAS 29019 1S - 1A 6Runout area A side, variant 2
FKAS 29018 1S - 1B 6Runout area AA side, variant 2
FKAS 29019 1S - 1B 14Runout area side A
FKAS 29018 1S - 1B 7Runout area side AA
FKAS 29019 1S - 1A 5Runout area side A, variant 2
FKAS 29018 1S - 1A 4Runout area side AA, variant 2
FKAS 29019 1S - 1C 2Runout area side A
FKAS 29018 1S - 1A 7Runout area side AA
FKAS 29019 1S - 1A 6Runout area side A, variant 2
FKAS 29018 1S - 1B 6Runout area side AA, variant 2
FKAS 29018 1S 1 A 2Engraved In runout area A side
FKAS 29018 1S 1 A 1Engraved In runout area AA side
FKAS 29018Label A side
FKAS 29019Label AA side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Portugal | RCA Victor TPBO1223First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Italy | RCA TPBO 1223 / RCA Italiana TPBO 1223First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | RCA TPBO 1223 / RCA Italiana TPBO 1223First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Italy | RCA TPBO 1223 / RCA Italiana TPBO 1223First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | RCA TPBO 1223 / RCA Italiana TPBO 1223First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | RCA TPBO 1223 / RCA Italiana TPBO 12237", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | RCA TPBO 1223 / RCA Italiana TPBO 12237", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | RCA TPBO 1223 / RCA Italiana TPBO 12237", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Italy | RCA Italiana 74321-15564-112", 45 RPM, Picture Disc, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc | 12", 45 RPM, Picture Disc, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Italy | RCA 88985430987 / Sony Music 889854309877", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Madame / Un Uomo Da Bruciare are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1976 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Italy, Portugal. One of them is RCA TPBO 1223, released May 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TPBO 1223, TPBO1223) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FKAS 29018 1S 1 A 2 and FKAS 29018 1S 1 A 1. 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.
