Vinyl pressings
by Riccardo Cocciante · 1975
L'Alba 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.
7 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 3 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.
EKAY 28552 1S - 1A - 30 △ O P 9Runout side A - Variant 1
EKAY 28553 3S - 1B 2 7 △ PRunout side B - Variant 1
EKAY 28552 1S - 1B 4 7 △ O PRunout side A - Variant 2
EKAY 28553 1S - 1B23 5 △ O PRunout side B - Variant 2
EKAY 28552 1S - 1A22 Δ O PRunout side A
EKAY 28553 1S - 1A 18 Δ O PRunout side B
EKAY 28552 1S - 1A 6 E Δ O PRunout side A
EKAY 28553 1S - 1A 5 E Δ O PRunout side B
EKAY 28552Label side A
EKAY 28553Label side B
EKAY 28552 1S - 1A 5 E △ O P 3Runout side A
EKAY 28553 1S - 1A 10 E 3 △ O PRunout side B
EKAY 28552Label side A
EKAY 28553Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Spain | RCA SPL1 9398First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Venezuela | RCA LPVS-1562First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | RCA TPL1 1167 / RCA Italiana TPL1 1167First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | RCA TPL1-1167 / RCA Italiana TPL1 1167First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Italy | RCA TPL1-1167 / RCA Italiana TPL1 1167First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | RCA TPL1-1167 / RCA Italiana TPL1 1167First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | RCA TPL1 1167 / RCA Italiana TPL1 1167First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | RCA TPL1 1167LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Spain | RCA SPL1 9398LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Italy | Sony Music 88985465061 / BMG 88985465061LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | RCA NL 74894LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of L'Alba are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1975 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Italy, Spain, Venezuela. One of them is RCA TPL1 1167, released June 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TPL1 1167, TPL1-1167, SPL1 9398, LPVS-1562) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKAY 28552 1S - 1A - 30 △ O P 9 and EKAY 28553 3S - 1B 2 7 △ 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.
