US
1956- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor LPM 1230RCA Victor LPM-1230
- Format
- LP, Compilation
Vinyl pressings
by Carlos Gardel · 1956
Tangos Sung By Carlos Gardel was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
F2 PP8538-1SStamped runout side A
F2 PP8539-1SStamped runout side B
F2PP-8538Label side A
F2PP-8539Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor LPM 1230 / RCA Victor LPM-1230First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1956 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1230First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1958 | Spain | RCA 3L12025LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Argentina | RCA Victor LPM - 1230 / His Master's Voice LPM-1230LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Argentina | RCA Victor LPM - 1230 / RCA Victor LPM-1230LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Spain | RCA 3L12025LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1962 | US | RCA Victor LPM 1230LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Chile | RCA Victor LPM - 1230-X / RCA Victor LPM-1230-XLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Chile | RCA Victor LPM-1230-XLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | RCA Camden CALB-1025LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Venezuela | RCA LPV-1153LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | US | Arcano Records DKL1-3148LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | RCA International FSP-283 (e)LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Spain | RCA Victor LSP 12025LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | Spain | RCA Victor LSP 12025LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Venezuela | RCA Victor LPM 1230LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor LPM - 1230 / RCA Victor LPM-1230LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor LPM - 1230 / RCA Victor LPM-1230LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Argentina | RCA Victor LPM - 1230 / RCA Victor LPM-1230LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Brazil | RCA Victor LPM 1230LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Colombia | RCA Victor LPC-94LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Colombia | RCA Victor LPVC-94LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Colombia | RCA Victor 05(0131)00094LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Colombia | RCA Victor LPVC-94LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | RCA Victor 541.058LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Puerto Rico | RCA Victor LPM 1230LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Spain | RCA Victor 3L-12025 / RCA Victor 3E7XP-2127/8LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Uruguay | RCA Victor LPM - 1230LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA Victor LP-7-292LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA Victor LPM-7150LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Venezuela | RCA Victor LPV -1153LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
32 vinyl pressings of Tangos Sung By Carlos Gardel are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1956 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US. One of them is RCA Victor LPM 1230.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM 1230, LPM-1230) 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.
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