Vinyl pressings
by El Chicano · 1970
Viva Tirado was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 11 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.
KS-3632-A-4 △14749 MR [in circle] [Artisan logo]Runout side A, Var. 1
KS-3632-B1 ∆ △14728-X MR [in circle] [Artisan logo]Runout side B, Var. 1
KS-3632-A-1 △14728 MR [in circle] [Artisan logo]Runout side A, Var. 2
KS-3632-B-4 △14749-X MR [in circle] [Artisan logo]Runout side B, var. 2
KS-3632-A-5 [Artisan Sound Recorders logo] ISide A runout, hand-etched [stamped]
KS-3632-B-6 [Artisan Sound Recorders logo] ISide B runout, hand-etched [stamped]
KS-3632-A-2 [Artisan Recorders Logo] 2Etched in runout A
KS-3632-B-3 [Artisan Recorders Logo] 2Etched in runout B
KS-3632-A-2 (ArtIsan Sound Recorders logo) 2side A runout etched
KS-3632-B-2 (ASR logo) 2side B runout etched
KS-3632-A-2 [Artisan Logo]Side A Runout, etched [Artisan Sound Recorders logo = stamped] [Variant 1]
KS-3632-B-2 [Artisan Logo]Side B Runout, etched [Artisan Sound Recorders logo = stamped] [Variant 1]
KS-3632-A-2 [Artisan Logo] 2 1Side A Runout, etched [Artisan Sound Recorders logo = stamped] [Variant 2]
KS-3632-B-2 [Artisan Logo] 2Side B Runout, etched [Artisan Sound Recorders logo = stamped] [Variant 2]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | MCA Records MAP/S 3122First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Brazil | MCA Records MAP/S-3122First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Brazil | MCA Records MAP/S-3122First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Canada | Kapp Records KS-3632First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | El Salvador | MCA Records MAP/S-3122First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | MCA Records MAPS 3122First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | MCA Records MAPS 3122First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | MCA Records MAPS 3122First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-5015First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | Mexico | MCA Records LPI-243First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | MCA Records MAP/S 3122First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Kapp Records KS-3632 / Kapp Records KS 3632First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Kapp Records KS-3632First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Kapp Records KS-3632First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Kapp Records KS-3632First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-548LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 202 954LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Coral 0042.037LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records KS-3632 / Kapp Records KS 3632LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records Kapp KS-3632 / MCA Records MCA-548LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
35 vinyl pressings of Viva Tirado are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1970 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Kapp Records KS-3632.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KS-3632, KS 3632, MAP/S 3122, MAP/S-3122) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KS-3632-A-4 △14749 MR [in circle] [Artisan logo] and KS-3632-B1 ∆ △14728-X MR [in circle] [Artisan logo]. 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.
