Vinyl pressings
by Emmanuel · 1983
En La Soledad... was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 12 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.
MKST 2333-A EMMANUEL 1Runout side A Variant 1
MKST 2333-B 4Runout side B Variant 1
MKST 2333A MARCUS 3Runout side A Variant 2
MKST 2333 B MARCUS 5Runout side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | RCA Victor TLP-50051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Bolivia | RCA Victor RLP-116 / RCA Victor RLP - 116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.7109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Colombia | RCA Victor 05(0131)01943First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ecuador | RCA Victor ECS-800719-3First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | El Salvador | RCA Victor RAFL-026First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Mexico | RCA Victor MKST•2333 / RCA Victor MKST - 2333First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Panama | RCA Victor RAFL-026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Peru | FTA XRLP1 906First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Peru | RCA Victor XRLP1-906First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | RCA Victor PL-40912First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Spain | RCA Victor PL-40912First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | RCA RAL1-0403First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Venezuela | RCA Victor MKST-2333First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Costa Rica | RCA Victor 1050005LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mexico | Sony Music 196587682613 / RCA 196587682613LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of En La Soledad... are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1983 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Mexico, US, Argentina, Bolivia and more. One of them is RCA Victor MKST•2333.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MKST•2333, RAL1-0403, TLP-50051, RLP-116) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MKST 2333-A EMMANUEL 1 and MKST 2333-B 4. 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.
