Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Drennon & The B.B.S. Unlimited · 1975
Let's Do The Latin Hustle 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.
15 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
5192-S ̶F-̶1̶̶2̶̶4̶-̶A F/WRunout side A, variant 1
5193 S ̶F-̶1̶̶2̶̶4̶-̶B F/WRunout side B, variant 1
S 5192 F/W. F-̶1̶̶2̶̶4̶-̶A XRunout side A, variant 2
S5193 F/W. F-̶1̶̶2̶̶4̶-̶B XRunout side B, variant 2
T-124-A F/W NS ⌂A Runout Etching
T-124-B F/W NS ⌂B Runout Etching
T-124-A F/w S-5192 GoLA-Side Runout Etching
T-124-B F/w S-5193 GoLB-Side Runout Etching
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 | Brazil | Top Tape CS-0204First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Alta LT 908First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N 25702First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Japan | Overseas Records MA-15-VFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Japan | Overseas Records MA-15-VFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Mexico | Orfeon 45-I-413First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Philippines | Friends & Co. VOI-76-238First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Friends & Co. F 124First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Friends & Co. F-124First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Friends & Co. F-124First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Friends & Co. F-124First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Friends & Co. T-124First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Friends & Co. T-124First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Friends & Co. F-124First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Friends & Co. T-124First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
28 vinyl pressings of Let's Do The Latin Hustle are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Brazil, Canada, Ireland and more. One of them is Friends & Co. F 124.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F 124, F-124, T-124, CS-0204) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5192-S ̶F-̶1̶̶2̶̶4̶-̶A F/W and 5193 S ̶F-̶1̶̶2̶̶4̶-̶B F/W. 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.
