Vinyl pressings
by Dalida · 1976
Besame Mucho was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
IS45725B2Runout Side A, variant 1
IS45725B2Runout Side B, variant 1
IS45725A2Runout Side A, variant 2
IS45725B2Runout Side B, variant 2
IS45725A1Runout Side A
IS45725B1Runout Side B
IS 45.725Paper label Side A
IS 45.725Paper label Side B
17135 A-1/76S Made in GermanyRunout side A
17135 B-1/76S Made in GermanyRunout side B
S 17 135 ALabel side A
S 17 135 BLabel side B
6060266A P 1976 410 X
6060266B P 1976 410 X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Austria | Ariola 17 135 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Orlando International Shows IS 45725First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Orlando International Shows IS 45 725 / Orlando International Shows IS 42.725First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Orlando International Shows IS 45725First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Ariola 17 135 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | Philips 6060 266First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Omega International OM 36.370First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Portugal | Discófilo 1013/SFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Spain | Poplandia P-30605First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Spain | Poplandia P-30605First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Turkey | Balet BE 189First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Turkey | Balet BE 189First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Japan | Seven Seas CM-487", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Seven Seas CM-487", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Besame Mucho are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in France, Austria, Germany, Greece and more. One of them is Orlando International Shows IS 45725.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IS 45725, IS 45 725, 17 135 AT, 6060 266) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IS45725B2 and IS45725B2. 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.
