Venezuela
1965- Label and catalog number
- Billo BLP-511
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Billo's Caracas Boys · 1965
Fin De Año 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.
1 pressing came out in 1965, the album's first year. 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.
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 | Venezuela | Billo BLP-511First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Venezuela | Fonograma LP-511LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Venezuela | Fonograma LPF-15001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Colombia | FM Discos 112202LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Tropical LD-2137LP | LP |
| ? | Colombia | Tropical LD-2137LP | LP |
| ? | Costa Rica | Billo BLP-511LP | LP |
| ? | Ecuador | Onix LP-69069LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Miami Records MLD-2029LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | Fonograma LP-511LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Fonograma PF-15001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Fin De Año are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1965 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in Venezuela. One of them is Billo BLP-511.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLP-511) 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.