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Celedonio RomeroGuitar Music From The Courts Of Spain

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Guitar Music From The Courts Of Spain

by Celedonio Romero · 1963

16 pressings7 countriesBaroqueRenaissanceClassical

Guitar Music From The Courts Of Spain 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Guitar Music From The Courts Of Spain

4 pressings came out in 1963, 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.

US

1963
Label and catalog number
Mercury SR90296Mercury Living Presence SR90296
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

SR 90296-A-M2Side A Runout Stamped

MRSide A Runout Etched

SR-90296BRFR-RFR-3 MRSide B Runout Etched

SR90296ASide A Label

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US

1963
Label and catalog number
Mercury SR90296Mercury Living Presence SR90296
Format
LP, Stereo
Runout / matrix

SR -90330(LINENED THROUGH)A- RFR-1 90296-A

SR-90330 13 RDR-1 (LINED THROUGH) 90296-B1

SR90296ASide A Label

SR20296BSide B Label

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US

1963
Label and catalog number
Mercury SR90296Mercury Living Presence SR 90296
Format
LP, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 16 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963USMercury SR90296 / Mercury Living Presence SR90296First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963USMercury Living Presence MG50296 / Olympian Series MG50296First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1963USMercury SR90296 / Mercury Living Presence SR90296First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963USMercury SR90296 / Mercury Living Presence SR 90296First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1970s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970GermanyPhilips 6582 001LP, AlbumLP, Album
1974AustraliaPhilips 6582 001LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1974JapanPhilips FU-7510LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1974UKPhilips 6582 001LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1974USMercury SRI 75126LP, Album, Compilation, StereoLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FrancePhilips 131 008 dsyLPLP
?FranceMercury 131 008 MSYLP, StereoLP, Stereo
?FranceMercury 121.008 MSLLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?NetherlandsMercury 130 554 MGYLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?NetherlandsPhilips 6567 004LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?USMercury MG50296LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USMercury SR90296LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Suite In D Minor: Prélude – Menuet I – Menuet II – Gavotte6:05
  2. A2Diferencias Sobre "Guárdame Las Vacas"1:56
  3. A3Suite Of Six Dances12:26
  4. B1Three Pavanas8:46
  5. B2Minuet, Bourée, Gavottes I–II8:18
  6. B3The King Of Denmark's Galliard2:22
  7. B4Gavotte En Rondeau1:36
  8. B5Españoleta2:03

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Guitar Music From The Courts Of Spain are there?

16 vinyl pressings of Guitar Music From The Courts Of Spain are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1974.

When was Guitar Music From The Courts Of Spain first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US. One of them is Mercury SR90296.

How do I tell if my copy of Guitar Music From The Courts Of Spain is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR90296, MG50296) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR 90296-A-M2 and MR. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Guitar Music From The Courts Of Spain on vinyl worth?

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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