Vinyl pressings
by Conjunto Clasico · 1979
Los Rodriguez was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 3 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.
̶̷̶L̶̷̶P̶̷̶-̶̷̶1̶̷̶1̶̷̶0̶̷̶0̶̷̶1̶̷̶ ̶̷̶A̶̷̶-̶̷̶1̶̷̶ LMR 801-A-1Lado A, etched with strike out
̶̷̶L̶̷̶P̶̷̶-̶̷̶1̶̷̶1̶̷̶0̶̷̶0̶̷̶1̶̷̶-̶̷̶B̶̷̶-̶̷̶2̶̷̶ LMR 801-B-2Lado B, etched with strike out
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Panama | Discos Jesika LMR 801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Lo Mejor Records LMR 801LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1979 | US | Lo Mejor Records LMR 801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Lo Mejor Records LMR 801 / Lo Mejor Records LMR-801LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1979 | Venezuela | Solex LPS 99252 (LMR-801)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Venezuela | Solex LPS-99252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Venezuela | Palacio LPS -99252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Colombia | Codiscos 278 21149 / Zeida 27821149LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Ecuador | Lo Mejor Records LMR 801LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Salsa SIS - 012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Colombia | Daro Internacional SIS 012LP | LP |
| ? | Colombia | Codiscos 278 21149 / Zeida 27821149LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Peru | Mag LPN-2607 / Mag LPE-2607LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | Palacio LPS 99252 (LMR-801)LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Los Rodriguez are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1979 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Panama, Venezuela. One of them is Lo Mejor Records LMR 801.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LMR 801, LPS 99252 (LMR-801), LPS-99252, LPS -99252) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ̶̷̶L̶̷̶P̶̷̶-̶̷̶1̶̷̶1̶̷̶0̶̷̶0̶̷̶1̶̷̶ ̶̷̶A̶̷̶-̶̷̶1̶̷̶ LMR 801-A-1 and ̶̷̶L̶̷̶P̶̷̶-̶̷̶1̶̷̶1̶̷̶0̶̷̶0̶̷̶1̶̷̶-̶̷̶B̶̷̶-̶̷̶2̶̷̶ LMR 801-B-2. 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.
