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
Vinyl pressings
by Celedonio Romero · 1963
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.
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.
SR 90296-A-M2Side A Runout Stamped
MRSide A Runout Etched
SR-90296BRFR-RFR-3 MRSide B Runout Etched
SR90296ASide A Label
SR -90330(LINENED THROUGH)A- RFR-1 90296-A
SR-90330 13 RDR-1 (LINED THROUGH) 90296-B1
SR90296ASide A Label
SR20296BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | Mercury SR90296 / Mercury Living Presence SR90296First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Mercury Living Presence MG50296 / Olympian Series MG50296First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Mercury SR90296 / Mercury Living Presence SR90296First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Mercury SR90296 / Mercury Living Presence SR 90296First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Philips 6582 001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Philips 6582 001LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Philips FU-7510LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Philips 6582 001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Mercury SRI 75126LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Philips 131 008 dsyLP | LP |
| ? | France | Mercury 131 008 MSYLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | France | Mercury 121.008 MSLLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury 130 554 MGYLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 6567 004LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Mercury MG50296LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Mercury SR90296LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Guitar Music From The Courts Of Spain are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US. One of them is Mercury SR90296.
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.
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.