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Rodeo • El Salon Mexico • Danzon Cubano

by Aaron Copland · 1958

11 pressings6 countriesClassical

Rodeo • El Salon Mexico • Danzon Cubano was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Rodeo • El Salon Mexico • Danzon Cubano

1 pressing came out in 1958, the album's first year. 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.

US

1958
Label and catalog number
Mercury MG50172
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

HG 50172 A FR 2 I A2Runout Side A

HG 50172 B FR 1 I B1Runout Side B

MG50172ALabel Side A

MG50172BLabel Side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958USMercury MG50172First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959ArgentinaMercury MG 50172LP, AlbumLP, Album
1959ColombiaMercury Living Presence SR90172 / Mercury SR90172LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1959UKMercury MMA 11005 / Mercury MG50172LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959UKMercury Living Presence AMS 16021 / Mercury Living Presence SR.90172LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1959USMercury Living Presence SR90172 / Mercury SR90172LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1959USMercury Living Presence SR90172 / Mercury SR90172LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1959USMercury Living Presence SR90172 / Mercury SR90172LP, StereoLP, Stereo
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaEsquire Mercury MG-50172LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USMercury SR90172LPLP
?VenezuelaCirculo Musical 040 / Circulo Musical No.040LPLP

Tracklist

  1. Rodeo (Four Dance Episodes)
  2. A1Buckaroo Holiday8:07
  3. A2Corral Nocturne3:28
  4. A3Saturday Night Waltz4:04
  5. A4Hoe-Down3:24
  6. B1El Salon Mexico9:40
  7. B2Danzon Cubano7:25

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Rodeo • El Salon Mexico • Danzon Cubano are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Rodeo • El Salon Mexico • Danzon Cubano are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.

When was Rodeo • El Salon Mexico • Danzon Cubano first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Mercury MG50172.

How do I tell if my copy of Rodeo • El Salon Mexico • Danzon Cubano is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG50172) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HG 50172 A FR 2 I A2 and HG 50172 B FR 1 I B1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Rodeo • El Salon Mexico • Danzon Cubano on vinyl worth?

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.

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