Lucio Dalla - DallAmeriCaruso

100 €

Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]

Technical Identification Sheet

RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID)	12039522
Excel File Row	174
Date Added to Archive	27/09/2026, 14:00:38
Pressing Year	1986
Pressing Type (Press)	1ST
Country of Pressing	Italy
Record Label	RCA
Stereo / Mono	STEREO
Catalogue Number	PL 71181 (2)
Barcode	0035627118111
Matrix / Runout Side A	PL 71181 A 4S 1A C 12 ∆ P SPIRY- ("Piero Spiri sound engineer RCA Via Tiburtina Roma""Still in Shrink OPENED - sticker RCA 22.500 Lire""label 1° LP SIDE 2 (71181-1)=piega da pressa RCA su bordo sx sopra logo RCA ")
Matrix / Runout Side B	SPIRY- PL 71181 B 2S-1A-2-L-44
Matrix / Runout Side C	PL 71181 C 4S-1B 4 ∆ P SPIRY-
Matrix / Runout Side D	PL 71181 ∆ 4S 1A 21 ∆ P SPIRY-
Sleeve Condition	EX+
Media Condition	EX+
Inner Sleeve Condition	NM
Genre	Pop
External Link	View Original Release ↗

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Story & Background

The album "DallAmeriCaruso", which in this 1986 pressing sees the light as an authentic first edition, owes its legendary aura to the genesis of a single track destined to redefine Italian music: "Caruso". Lucio Dalla, in the summer of 1985, found himself stranded in Sorrento due to a breakdown of his boat and stayed at the Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria. Here, he was assigned the historic suite where the celebrated tenor Enrico Caruso had stayed before his passing. Inspired by the old piano in the room and the staff's accounts, which told of an intense love story between the tenor and a young student, and by the breathtaking view of the gulf, Dalla composed the immortal melody and the poignant lyrics in just a few days. This gem, later recorded in the studio, became the unreleased core around which the entire project developed, uniting the American and Italian live recordings under a single title and ensuring the record unprecedented global success.