Vinyl pressings
by Caterina Valente · 1957
Olé Caterina was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1957, 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.
MG5268T1 1PVariant 1 - Side A runout
MG5269T1 1PVariant 1 - Side B runout
MG5268T1 1PVariant 2 - Side A runout
MG5269T2 1PVariant 2 - Side B runout
46 029 ALabel side A
46 029 BLabel side B
33 105Label side A
33 106Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | Decca DL 8436First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | France | Polydor 46029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | South Africa | Polydor LPHM 46029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | Spain | Polydor 46029 LPHMFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | US | Decca DL 8436First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Decca DL 8436First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1957 | Germany | Polydor 46029 LPHMFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Decca DL 8436First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza MEL-1LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Polydor LPG 46 029 / Polydor 46.029LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 46029 LPHMLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Polydor LPPM-10LP | LP |
12 vinyl pressings of Olé Caterina are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1957 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Germany, Canada, France and more. One of them is Decca DL 8436, released August 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 8436, 46029 LPHM, 46029, LPHM 46029) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG5268T1 1P and MG5269T1 1P. 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.
