75 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 8885409 |
| Excel File Row | 364 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:12:14 |
| Pressing Year | 1960 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 2ND |
| Country of Pressing | Italy |
| Record Label | CETRA |
| Stereo / Mono | MONO |
| Catalogue Number | LPB 35007 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | LPC 30 / 1166 / 2 16.2.60 ("ON labels LPB. 35007") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | LPC 30 / 1167 / 2 16.2.60 |
| Sleeve Condition | EX |
| Media Condition | NM |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Classic Rock & Roots |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
This 1960 edition of "16 Successi di Fred Buscaglione", despite being a reissue, is intrinsically linked to a moment of profound sadness and uproar in the Italian music scene. Fred Buscaglione, the irresistible Turin crooner, had tragically passed away on 3 February of the same year, a victim of a road accident that left Italy stunned. The album, one of the first major posthumous collections, was not a mere record release, but an immediate and emotional response to the passing of a much-loved artist. CETRA found itself facing unprecedented demand for the music of the "duro dal cuore tenero", making multiple pressings necessary in a very short time. This swiftness in the record market underscores how palpable and widespread the wave of emotion was. The cover, often minimalist, thus became a popular memorial, fixing in the collective imagination the face and sound of an era that abruptly came to an end, forever immortalising Buscaglione's genius and his unmistakable jazz irony.