Vinyl pressings
by Rita Pavone · 1963
Cuore 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.
16 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 9 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.
OKAW 22001 22S 1A 12 NLRunout area side A
OKAW 22002 1S 1B 10Runout area side B
OKAW 22001 24S 2A 13Runout area side A (Variant 1
OKAW 22002 4S 1A 24Runout area side B (Variant 1
OKAW 22001 22S-1A NLRunout area side A
OKAW 22002 5S-1ARunout area side B
0kAW 22001 21S 1B 10 NLRunout area side A (Variant 1
OKAW 22002 5S 1A 8Runout area side B (Variant 1
OKAW 22001 24S 1A 1 NLRunout area side A
OKAW 22002 3S 1A IRunout area side B
OKAW 22001Label side A
OKAW 22002Label side B
OKAW 22001 - 27S 2B 1Runout side A, etched
OKAW 22001 - 9S 1A 4M 4Runout side B, etched
OKAW 22001| 233S 1A / NLRunout area side A
OKAW 22002 4S 1A 1Runout area side B
OKAW 22001Label side A
OKAW 22002Label side B
OKAW 22001 - 27S 2A 2Runout side A
OKAW 22001 - 6S 1A 6Runout 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 | Australia | RCA 47-8212First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Brazil | RCA Victor LC-16044First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Canada | RCA 47-8212First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | France | RCA Victor 45.543First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Greece | RCA Victor 47 g 968First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45 - 3232 / RCA Italiana PM 45 3232First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM 45 3232 / RCA Italiana PM45 - 3232First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45 3232First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45 - 3232 / RCA Italiana PM 45 3232First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45 - 3232 / RCA Italiana PM45 3232First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Italy | RCA Italiana PM45 - 3232 / RCA Italiana PM 45 3232First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Turkey | RCA Italiana 47-8212 / RCA Victor 47-8212First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1354First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1354 / RCA Victor 47-8212First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor 47-8212First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Italy | Quei Favolosi Anni '60 PM 45 3232 / RCA Italiana PM 45 32327", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Cuore are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1963 and 1998.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in Italy, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Italiana PM45 - 3232.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PM45 - 3232, PM 45 3232, PM45 3232, RCA 1354) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, OKAW 22001 22S 1A 12 NL and OKAW 22002 1S 1B 10. 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.
