Mexico
1963- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor MKS-1501
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Beny Moré · 1963
El Bárbaro Del Ritmo was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 1963, the album's first year, in 4 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.
PSRM-2467Label side A
PSRM-2468Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Mexico | RCA Victor MKS-1501First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Panama | RCA Victor MKS-1501First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Puerto Rico | RCA Victor MKL-1501First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor MKL-1501First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | RCA Victor MKL-1501First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Arcano Records DKL1-3072LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Venezuela | RCA Victor 102 - 01836LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | RCA Victor MKL-1501LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Mexico | RCA Victor CAMS - 1202LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Panama | RCA Victor MKL-1501LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Arcano Records DKL1-3497LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor MKS-1501(e)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of El Bárbaro Del Ritmo are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in Mexico, US, Panama, Puerto Rico. One of them is RCA Victor MKS-1501.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MKS-1501, MKL-1501) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.