Vinyl pressings
by Tony Mottola · 1968
Roma Oggi = Rome Today was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
PR-5032-SA-1SRunout side A, variant 1
PR-5032-SB-1SRunout side B, variant 1
PR-5032-SA-2S rLRunout side A, variant 2
PR-5032-SB-2S rLRunout side B, variant 2
PR-5032-SA-1RRunout side A
PR-5032-SB-1RRunout side B
PR 5032 SD-ASide A label
PR 5032 SD-BSide B label
PR-5032-SA 25Runout Side A
PR-5032-SB 25Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Project 3 PR 5032 SD / Project 3 PR-5032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Project 3 PR 5032 SDFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Project 3 PR 5032 SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Project 3 PR 5032 SDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Project 3 PR.5032LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | US | Project 3 PR 5032 SD / Project 3 PR 5032 QDLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1979 | US | Project 3 PR 5032LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mexico | Erre LPR-2055 / Mediterraneo LPR-2055LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Project 3 SPJL-933154LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Project 3 PR 5032 QD / Project 3 PR 5032 SDLP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
10 vinyl pressings of Roma Oggi = Rome Today are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada. One of them is Project 3 PR 5032 SD, released December 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PR 5032 SD) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PR-5032-SA-1S and PR-5032-SB-1S. 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.
