Puerto Rico
1978- Label and catalog number
- Not On Label
- Format
- LP
Vinyl pressings
by Danny Rivera · 1978
Serenata was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
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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.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Unknown | Not On Label LPDR-781001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Puerto Rico | Not On LabelFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Costa Rica | Top Hits TH-3086 / Top Hits 3086LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Dominican Republic | Karen Records PIN-18 / Karen Records PIN 18LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Piña Records PIN LP 18 / Piña Records PIN-18LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Venezuela | Corporacion Los Ruices C.L.R.S.-3575LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | TH Records & Tapes, Inc. TH-2098LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Venezuela | Color 103-09001 / Color CLRS-3575LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | Colombia | Internacional 26500576LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Top Hits TH 1113 / Top Hits TH - 0113LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Serenata are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Puerto Rico. One of them is Not On Label.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPDR-781001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.