Vinyl pressings
by Riccardo Cocciante · 1976
Margherita / Primavera 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.
9 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 4 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.
29190 2 B01243Runout area side A
29191 2 B01243Runout area side B
FKAS 29190 1S 1B 25Runout area side A (Variant 1
FKAS 29191 1S 1C 20Runout area side B (Variant 1
FKAS 29190 1S 1C 13Side A, runout, stamped
FKAS 29191 1S 1C 14Side B, runout, stamped
FKAS 29190Side A, label
FKAS 29191Side B, label
FKAS 29190 1S 1B 3Etched into runout area side A
FKAS 29191 1S 1A 3Etched into runout area side B
FKAS 29190Label side A
FKAS 29191Label side B
FKAS 29190 1S 1C 12Runout side A
FKAS 29191 1S 1A 17Runout side B
FKAS 29190Label side A
FKAS 29191Label side B
FKAS 29190 1S 1B 25Etching side A
FKAS 29191 1S 1C 20Etching side B
FKAS 29190Label side A
FKAS 29191Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Brazil | RCA 101.7107First year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | Germany | RCA Italiana TPBO 1243First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | RCA TPBO 1243 / RCA Italiana TPBO 1243First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Spain | RCA TPBO 1243First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Spain | RCA Victor TPBO-1243First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Italy | RCA TPBO 1243 / RCA Italiana TPBO 1243First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | RCA TPBO 1243 / RCA Italiana TPBO 1243First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | RCA TPBO 1243 / RCA Italiana TPBO 1243First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | RCA TPBO 1243 / RCA Italiana TPBO 1243First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Spain | RCA PB-60457", Single | 7", Single |
| 1977 | Spain | RCA TPBO-1243 / RCA Victor TPBO-12437", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Chile | RCA CRS-0027", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Italy | RCA PB 6719 / RCA Italiana PB 67197", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Brazil | RCA 101.71717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Italy | Sony Music COM 138 / BMG COM 1387", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Margherita / Primavera are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1976 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Italy, Brazil, Germany, Spain. One of them is RCA TPBO 1243, released June 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TPBO 1243, 101.7107, TPBO-1243) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 29190 2 B01243 and 29191 2 B01243. 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.
