307 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 3337480 |
| Excel File Row | 31 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 12:49:29 |
| Pressing Year | 1960 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | Italy |
| Record Label | ITALDISC |
| Stereo / Mono | MONO |
| Catalogue Number | LPMH 182 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | LPMH 182 A |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | LPMH 182 B |
| Sleeve Condition | EX+ |
| Media Condition | NM |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Pop |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
This first ITALDISC pressing from 1960 of "Il cielo in una stanza" is a piece of history for several reasons intrinsic to its genesis. The song, written by a young Gino Paoli, was initially offered to various singers and even to Mina herself, who rejected it the first time, perhaps deeming it too explicit or daring for the standards of the era. Its lyrics, which painted an intimate and sensual picture of a love lived within four walls, with the famous line "quando sei qui con me, questa stanza non ha più pareti ma alberi infiniti", were considered almost scandalous. It was only thanks to Paoli's insistence and the forward-thinking vision of the Italdisc management that Mina, then twenty years old, agreed to record it. Her interpretation, intense and profound, transformed that potential scandal into a timeless masterpiece, consecrating her as an icon and the record as a monument to the expressive liberation of Italian song.