Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Palmieri · 1966
Mambo Con Conga Is Mozambique was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, 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.
TRLP.1126A 12-21-65 - AB 12-65 Audio MatrixSide A Runout
TRLP.1126B 12-21-65 - AB 65 Audio MatrixSide B Runout
TRLP-1126-ASide A Label
TRLP-1126-BSide B Label
TR SLP-1126A AB 1-66 Audio MatrixSide A runout
TR SLP.1126B AB 1-66 Audio MatrixSide B runout
TR SLP-1126-ASide A label
TR SLP-1126-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | US | Tico Records LP 1126First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tico Records SLP 1126 / Tico Records TRSLP-1126First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Japan | Tico Records PA-6507LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Tico Records SLP-1126 / Tico Records LP 1126LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Tico Records DCM-S TICO 34066LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | Tico Records 318013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Tico Records PA-6507 / Trio Records PA-6507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Peru | Tico Records LP 1126LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Peru | Tico Records TIC 1126LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Tico Records SLP 1126LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Tico Records LP 1126 / Tico Records LP-1126LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Tico Records LP 1126 / Tico Records LP-1126LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Tico Records SLP-1126 / Tico Records TRLP-1126LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Tico Records SLP-1126 / Tico Records SLP 1126LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Barbaro LP-1126 / Tico Records LP 1126LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 1126LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Musica Latina International LP 1126 / Tico Records LP 1126LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP 1126 / Tico Records LP-1126LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | Inca Records LP-1126LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of Mambo Con Conga Is Mozambique are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US. One of them is Tico Records LP 1126.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 1126, SLP 1126) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TRLP.1126A 12-21-65 - AB 12-65 Audio Matrix and TRLP.1126B 12-21-65 - AB 65 Audio Matrix. 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.
