Australia
1965- Label and catalog number
- Vanguard VSD-71135
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · First pressing
- Runout / matrix
VSD-71135-A.Side 1 Runout; etched
VSD-71135-B.Side 2 Runout; etched
Vinyl pressings
by Alirio Díaz · 1965
Four Centuries Of Music For The Classic Spanish… was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 3 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.
VSD-71135-A.Side 1 Runout; etched
VSD-71135-B.Side 2 Runout; etched
VRS 1135 A RSide A
VRS 1135 BSide B
VSD 71135 A --- M11 --- 12side 1, etched
VSD 71135 B --- 12side 2, etched
VSD-71135-A XSV 144728Side A
VSD-71135-B XSV 144729Side B
XSV144728-1E V SD 71135 ASide A [stamped]
XSV144729-1E V SD71135 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Vanguard VSD-71135First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Vanguard VSL11010First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Vanguard VRS-1135First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Vanguard VSD-71135First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Vanguard VSD-71135First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | UK | Vanguard VSD 71135 / Vanguard VSD-71135LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Vanguard VSD 71135 / Vanguard VSD-71135LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | Australia | Vanguard VSD 71135 / Vanguard VSD-71135LP | LP |
| ? | Australia | Vanguard VSD-71135LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Vanguard VSD-71135LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Vanguard - Gamma CV-114LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Vanguard VSD 71135 / Vanguard VSD-71135LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD 71135LP | LP |
13 vinyl pressings of Four Centuries Of Music For The Classic Spanish… are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1965 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in Australia, UK, US. One of them is Vanguard VSD-71135.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD-71135, VSL11010, VRS-1135) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VSD-71135-A. and VSD-71135-B.. 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.