US
1955- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1928RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1928
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
F2 RP5009 9SSide A [Stamped]
F2 RP5010 7SSide B [Stamped]
Vinyl pressings
by Boston Pops Orchestra · 1955
Grand Canyon Suite • El Salón México was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1955, 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.
F2 RP5009 9SSide A [Stamped]
F2 RP5010 7SSide B [Stamped]
F2 RP5009-7S HA side variant 1
F2 RP5010-5S HB side variant 1
F2 RP5009-4S A1A side variant 2
F2 RP5010-3S C1B side variant 2
F2 RP5009-13S I D3side A runout stamped
F2 RP5010-16S I Λ1side B runout stamped
F2RP-5009side A label
F2RP-5010side B label
F2 RP5009- 7S ʜA Side Stamped
F2 RP5010-5S ʜB Side Stamped
F2RP-5009A Side Label
F2RP-5010B Side Label
F2 RP5009-8S A1 RA Side Stamped
F2 RP5010-4S A1 RB Side Stamped except R is etched
F2RP-5009A Side Label
F2RP-5010B Side Label
F2 RP5009-4S I A1side A runout stamped
F2 RP5010-3S I A1side B runout stamped
F2RP-5009side A label
F2RP-5010side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Canada | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1928First yearLP | LP |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1928 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1928First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1928 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1928First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1928 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1928First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1928 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1928First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1928 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1928First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1928 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1928First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Germany | RCA LM-1928-CLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Spain | RCA Victrola VIC-1124 / RCA Victrola F2RP-5010LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | RCA Red Seal LSC-3303LP, Remastered | LP, Remastered |
| 1978 | US | RCA ANL1-2663(e)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | RCA Gold Seal AGL 1-5245LP, Remastered | LP, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | RCA Victrola KV 78 / RCA Victrola VIC 1124LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1928 / RCA Victor Red Seal LM 1928LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Grand Canyon Suite • El Salón México are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1955 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LM-1928.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LM-1928) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F2 RP5009 9S and F2 RP5010 7S. 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.