Vinyl pressings
by Babe Ruth · 1974
Amar Caballero was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SHVL 812 A-1 P 2Variant 1: Side A runout, stamped
SHVL 812 B-1 M 1Variant 1: Side B runout, stamped
SHVL 812 A-1 > -Variant 2: Side A runout, stamped
SHVL 812 B-1 GP 1Variant 2: Side B runout, stamped
SHVL B12 A-1 ^
SHVL B12 B-1 R P
ST1 11275 F1 #3 KPSide A, etched, Var 1
ST2 11275 F1 #3 {struck out} #4 KPSide B, etched, Var 1
ST1 11275 F1 #1 KPSide A, etched, Var 2
ST2 11275 F1 #2 {struck out} #3 KPSide B, etched, Var 2
1-11275-F-3 ✲ KPSide A, etched
2-11275-F-3 ✲ 2 KPSide B, etched
1 [sideways] MASTERED BY CAPITOLSides A and B, stamped
MASTERED BY CAPITOL ST-1-11275-F2 —◁ KPA-Side Runout Etching
MASTERED BY CAPITOL ST-2-11275-F4 #2 —◁ KPB-Side Runout Etching
ST1-11275A-Side Label
ST2-11275B-Side Label
ST 11275 -1- 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout
ST 11275 -2- 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Harvest ST-11275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Odeon EOP-81029 / Harvest EOP-81029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Harvest SHVLJ(D) 812 / Harvest SHVLJ (D) 812First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | Harvest 1 J062-05.501First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Harvest SHVL 812First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Harvest SHVL 812First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Harvest ST-11275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Harvest ST-11275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Harvest ST-11275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Odeon EOP-81029First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Australia | World Record Club R-02606 / World Record Club R. 02606LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Harvest 1586MLP | LP |
12 vinyl pressings of Amar Caballero are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Harvest SHVL 812.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SHVL 812, ST-11275, EOP-81029, SHVLJ(D) 812) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SHVL 812 A-1 P 2 and SHVL 812 B-1 M 1. 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.
