Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Palmieri And His Conjunto "La Perfecta" · 1963
El Molestoso... Vol II was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 1963, the album's first year, in 2 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.
BP-2002 Audio Matrix 12-20-62 lG G/VSide S, etched, Audio Matrix stamped
BP-2003 Audio Matrix lG G/VSide B, etched, Audio Matrix stamped
lG G/VEtched, both sides, Initials with G over V
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | Alegre Records LPA 824First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | Venezuela | Vene Vox BL-121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | US | Alegre Records LPA -824 / Alegre Records LPA 824LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Colombia | Discomoda DCM-S 35013 / Alegre Records DCM-S 35013LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Colombia | Alegre Records DCM-S-35013LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Venezuela | Tico Records LPS 99.717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Venezuela | Barbaro LPS 99.717LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Venezuela | Musica Latina International LPS-99.717 / Alegre Records LPS-99717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Japan | Alegre Records PLP-6691LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Peru | Mag LPA-824LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Alegre Records LPA -824 / Alegre Records LPA 824LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Alegre Records LPA 824LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Venezuela | Vene Vox BL-121LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of El Molestoso... Vol II are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 1996.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Venezuela. One of them is Alegre Records LPA 824.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPA 824, BL-121) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BP-2002 Audio Matrix 12-20-62 lG G/V and BP-2003 Audio Matrix lG G/V. 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.
