Vinyl pressings
by Celia Cruz · 1958
Grandes Exitos De Celia Cruz was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1958, 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.
MC 20189 1Side 1: Stamped
T-938Side 1: Hand Etched
MC 20190Side 2: Stamped
T-939Side 2: Hand Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | US | Seeco SCLP 9124 / Seeco SCLP-9124First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Mexico | Peerless 1260LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1967 | Mexico | Seeco 1260 / Seeco M-1260LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1967 | US | Seeco SCLP 9124LP, Album, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Uruguay | Clave 71-35011LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Seeco SCLP 9124 / Seeco SCLP-9124LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Seeco SCLP 9124 / Seeco SCLP-9124LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Seeco SCLP 9124LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Seeco SCLP 9124 / Seeco SCLP-9124LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Seeco SCLP-9124LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Venezuela | Seeco SCLP-9124LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Venezuela | Seeco SCLP-9124LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Venezuela | Seeco SCLP-9124LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
13 vinyl pressings of Grandes Exitos De Celia Cruz are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1958 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Seeco SCLP 9124.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCLP 9124) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MC 20189 1 and T-938. 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.
