Vinyl pressings
by Andrés Segovia · 1965
Suite In Modo Polonico • Suite Compostelana 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.
3 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 2 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.
7-9792-2LRunout Side A - stamped
I K (I K = tilted 90º left each)Runout Side A - stamped
7-9793-1LRunout Side B - stamped
I C (I C = tilted 90º left each)Runout Side B - stamped
MG-9792-1BRunout Side A - stamped
MG-9793-2BRunout Side B - stamped
KTRunout Side A and B - stamped
MG.9792Label Side A - upside down
850 19484 ▿ A = 2Runout side A
850 19484 ▿ B = 1Runout side 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 | Spain | Deutsche Grammophon 19 484 LPEMFirst yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Brunswick SXA 4532 / Brunswick SXA.4532First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Brunswick AXA 4532 / Brunswick AXA.4532First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Decca DL 710112LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | Decca SAH 17000LP | LP |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 710112LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Decca DL 710112LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Italy | MCA Records MACS 1353LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Italy | MCA Records MCA 4710 / MCA Records MCA-2500LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-2500LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | MCA Records MACS 1353LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | MCA Records MACS 1353LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | MCA Records VIC-3079LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-2500LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-2500LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Festival Records DL 10112 / Festival Records DL-31,771LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Singapore | MCA Records MCA-2500LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Decca DL 10112LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | MCA Records, Inc. MCA-2500LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Decca DL 10112LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Decca DL 10112LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
21 vinyl pressings of Suite In Modo Polonico • Suite Compostelana are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1965 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, Spain. One of them is Brunswick SXA 4532.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXA 4532, AXA 4532, 19 484 LPEM) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7-9792-2L and I K (I K = tilted 90º left each). 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.
