UK
1950- Label and catalog number
- Decca LXT.2521Decca LXT 2521
- Format
- LP
- Runout / matrix
CA ARL 336-1AW UA CT 2Stamped Runout, Side A
CA ARL 337-2B UG CT 3Stamped Runout, Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Enrique Jordá · 1950
Music From Spain was first pressed on vinyl in 1950. 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 1950, 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.
CA ARL 336-1AW UA CT 2Stamped Runout, Side A
CA ARL 337-2B UG CT 3Stamped Runout, Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | UK | Decca LXT.2521 / Decca LXT 2521First yearLP | LP |
| 1950 | US | London Records LLP.191First yearLP | LP |
| 1958 | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL 12 / Ace Of Clubs ACL.12LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL 12 / Ace Of Clubs ACL.12LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France | Decca ACL 12LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Decca LXT 2521LP | LP |
| ? | Mexico | Richmond B 19052 / Eranthis B-19052LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Decca LXT 2521LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Ace Of Clubs ACL.12 / Ace Of Clubs ACL 12LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Richmond B 19052LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | London Records LLP 191LP | LP |
| ? | US | London Records LLP 191LP | LP |
| ? | US | Richmond B 19052LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | London Records LL 191LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Music From Spain are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1950 and 1960.
The earliest pressings are from 1950, in UK, US. One of them is Decca LXT.2521.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LXT.2521, LLP.191) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CA ARL 336-1AW UA CT 2 and CA ARL 337-2B UG CT 3. 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.