US
1966- Label and catalog number
- Dunhill 45-D-4023
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
00848 LWA-Side Runout Etching
00849 LWB-Side Runout Etching
AMP 45-00848A-Side Label
AMP 45-00849B-Side Label
Vinyl pressings
by The Brass Ring · 1966
The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine) was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 7 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.
00848 LWA-Side Runout Etching
00849 LWB-Side Runout Etching
AMP 45-00848A-Side Label
AMP 45-00849B-Side Label
00848A-Side Runout Etching
00849B-Side Runout Etching
AMP 45-00848Side A Label
AMP 45-00849Side B Label
45-00848Label A
00849Label B
00848A-Side Runout Etching
00849B-Side Runout Etching
AMP 45-00848Side A Label
AMP 45-00849Side B Label
00848 LWA side runout
̶0̶0̶8̶4̶9̶ 00849 LWB side runout
AMP 45-00848A side label matrix
AMP 45-00849B side label matrix
D-00848 MR [stamped-in circle] ∆59881A-Side Runout Etching
D-00849 MR [stamped-in circle] ∆59881-XB-Side Runout Etching
AMP 45-00848Side A Label
AMP 45-00849Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | RCA Victor D-4023First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | El Salvador | RCA Victor 76-2209First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | RCA Victor 45-9699First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Greece | RCA Victor 47g 1205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Japan | Victor SS-1687First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1501First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1501First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Dunhill 45-D-4023First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Dunhill 45-D-4023First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Dunhill 45-D-4023First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Dunhill D-4023First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Dunhill 45-D-4023First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Dunhill D-4023First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1501First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA 1016997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor 45-96997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine) are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, El Salvador and more. One of them is Dunhill 45-D-4023.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-D-4023, D-4023, RCA 1501, 76-2209) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 00848 LW and 00849 LW. 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.