Vinyl pressings
by Don Sebesky · 1975
The Rape Of El Morro was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 5 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.
RVG·87721·A-2 ₁ x VAN GELDER PRunout side A, variant 1
RVG·87721·B-1 VAN GELDER PRunout side B, variant 1
RVG·87721·A-4 x 5 VAN GELDERRunout side A, variant 2
RVG·87721·B-5 . 5 VAN GELDERRunout side B, variant 2
S RVG-87721 A-2 x VAN GELDER 5Runout A
S RVG-87721 B-1 x VAN GELDER 3Runout B
RVG 87721 ALabel A
RVG 87721 BLabel B
RVG 87721 · A-1 GA runout, engraved
RVG · 87721 ·B - 1 XB runout, engraved
RVG 87721 · A-2 A3Variant 2 Side-A
RVG · 87721 ·B - 2 X AVariant 2 Side-B
RVG 87721 A-2 1 X VAN GELDER PA runout
RVG 87721 B-1 VAN GELDER PB runout
RVG 87721 AA label
RVG 87721 BB label
RVG87721 • A-2 VAN GELDER ٭ASide-A
RVG87721 • B-2 X VAN GELDER ASide-B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6061First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | CTI Records CTI 6061First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | CTI Records CTI 6061 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | CTI Records GP 3031First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | CTI Records GP 3031First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | CTI Records CTI 6061 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | CTI Records CTI 6061 S1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | CTI Records CTI 6061 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | CTI Records CTI 6061 S1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | CTI Records CTI 6061 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | CTI Records CTI 6061 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | CTI Records LAX-3271LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
12 vinyl pressings of The Rape Of El Morro are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1975 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Canada, Europe, Germany and more. One of them is CTI Records CTI 6061 S1, released October 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CTI 6061 S1, CTI 6061, GP 3031) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG·87721·A-2 ₁ x VAN GELDER P and RVG·87721·B-1 VAN GELDER P. 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.
