Vinyl pressings
by Apollo 100 · 1973
Besame Mucho was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 11 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.
13 3D V2 PE 22744 ARunout side A stamped
13 3D V2 PE 22744 BRunout side B stamped
DU 23.401Label side A
DU 23.402Label side B
C4KS 1355 A2Side A
C4KS 1356 A1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Argentina | MICSA 3.879First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Australia | Young Blood YB-102282First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Brazil | Square SQ/027First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Carrere 49.043First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Young Blood DL 25 565First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Young Blood DL 25 565First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Portugal | Poplandia PC-1033First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Scandinavia | Young Blood International 2102.105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Young Blood International YB 301First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Spain | Young Blood International P-30557 / Poplandia P-30557First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Pink Elephant PE 22.744-H / Dureco PE 22.744-HFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Young Blood International YB 1042First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | Young Blood International YB 1042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | Young Blood International YB 1042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Besame Mucho are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Netherlands, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Pink Elephant PE 22.744-H, released March 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PE 22.744-H, YB 1042, 3.879, YB-102282) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 13 3D V2 PE 22744 A and 13 3D V2 PE 22744 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.
