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Alirio DíazFour Centuries Of Music For The Classic Spanish Guitar

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Four Centuries Of Music For The Classic Spanish Guitar

by Alirio Díaz · 1965

13 pressings5 countriesRomanticClassicalNeo-RomanticClassical

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.

How to spot a first pressing of Four Centuries Of Music For The Classic Spanish…

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.

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

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US

1965
Label and catalog number
Vanguard VSD-71135
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

VSD 71135 A --- M11 --- 12side 1, etched

VSD 71135 B --- 12side 2, etched

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US

1965
Label and catalog number
Vanguard VSD-71135
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

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

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

All 13 vinyl pressings

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

1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1965AustraliaVanguard VSD-71135First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965UKVanguard VSL11010First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1965USVanguard VRS-1135First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1965USVanguard VSD-71135First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1965USVanguard VSD-71135First yearLPLP
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972UKVanguard VSD 71135 / Vanguard VSD-71135LPLP
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaVanguard VSD 71135 / Vanguard VSD-71135LP, RepressLP, Repress
?AustraliaVanguard VSD 71135 / Vanguard VSD-71135LPLP
?AustraliaVanguard VSD-71135LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?AustraliaVanguard VSD-71135LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?MexicoVanguard - Gamma CV-114LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?New ZealandVanguard VSD 71135 / Vanguard VSD-71135LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?USVanguard VSD 71135LPLP

Tracklist

  1. A1Fantasia
  2. A2Diferencias Sobre "Guardame Las Vacas"
  3. A3Popular Catalan Tune: "La Filla Del Marxánt"
  4. A4Foliás
  5. A5Sonata In G Minor
  6. A6Sonata In G Major
  7. A7Sonata In E Minor
  8. A8Estudia V
  9. A9Estudia XII
  10. A10Danza Mora
  11. A11Nocturno
  12. A12Zapateado
  13. B1Danza Española No. 5
  14. B2Etude No. 11
  15. B3Bolero
  16. B4Farruca From "El Sombrero De Tres Picos" (Danza Del Molinero)
  17. Three Venezuelan Traditional Tunes
  18. B6En Los Triagles
  19. B7Asturias - Leyenda

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Four Centuries Of Music For The Classic Spanish… are there?

13 vinyl pressings of Four Centuries Of Music For The Classic Spanish… are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1965 and 1972.

When was Four Centuries Of Music For The Classic Spanish… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1965, in Australia, UK, US. One of them is Vanguard VSD-71135.

How do I tell if my copy of Four Centuries Of Music For The Classic Spanish… is a first pressing?

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.

How much is Four Centuries Of Music For The Classic Spanish… 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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