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Fajardo And His Charanga All-StarsLet's Dance With Fajardo

Vinyl pressings

Let's Dance With Fajardo

by Fajardo And His Charanga All-Stars · 1961

11 pressings4 countriesPachangaBoleroPorroCha-Cha

Let's Dance With Fajardo was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Let's Dance With Fajardo

4 pressings came out in 1961, 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.

Cuba

1961
Label and catalog number
Panart LP-3077Panart Panart 3077
Format
LP, Album, Mono · High Fidelity
Runout / matrix

LP 3077-A A 12-1-60 A Audiomatrix Bell SoundSide A, etching

LP 3077-B A1 12-1-60 Audiomatrix Bell SoundSide B, etching

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Cuba

1961
Label and catalog number
Panart LP-3077Panart Panart 3077
Format
LP, Album, Mono · High Fidelity
Runout / matrix

LP 3077-A

LP 3077-B

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US

1961
Label and catalog number
Panart LP-3077Panart Panart 3077
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Midnight Blue Labels, High Fidelity
Runout / matrix

LP 3077-A A Audiomatrix Bell Sound 12-1-60Side A, stamped, 12-1-60 etched

LP 3077-B A1 Audiomatrix Bell Sound 12-1-60Side B, stamped, 12-1-60 etched

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961CubaPanart LP-3077 / Panart Panart 3077First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961CubaPanart LP-3077 / Panart LP-3077-12"First yearLPLP
1961CubaPanart LP-3077 / Panart Panart 3077First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961USPanart LP-3077 / Panart Panart 3077First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961USPanart Panart 3077 / Panart LP-3077LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ColombiaPanart LP-3077 / Panart Panart 3077LP, AlbumLP, Album
?CubaPanart LD-3077 / Panart LD-3077-12"LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USPanart LP-3077LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USPanart LP-3077LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USPanart LP-3077 / Panart 3077LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?VenezuelaPanart LP - 3077 -12" / Panart LP 3077LPLP

Tracklist

  1. A1A Bailar Pachanga
  2. A2La Montana
  3. A3Caminito De Guarena
  4. A4De Noche
  5. A5Me Voy Pa' Moron
  6. A6Cancion De La Serrania
  7. B1Esto Solo Se Da En Cuba
  8. B2El Mamoncillo
  9. B3Gozando La Pachanga
  10. B4Que Es?
  11. B5Boniato
  12. B6Romance Campesino

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Let's Dance With Fajardo are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Let's Dance With Fajardo are listed here, from 4 countries.

When was Let's Dance With Fajardo first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1961, in Cuba, US. One of them is Panart LP-3077.

How do I tell if my copy of Let's Dance With Fajardo is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP-3077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LP 3077-A A 12-1-60 A Audiomatrix Bell Sound and LP 3077-B A1 12-1-60 Audiomatrix Bell Sound. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Let's Dance With Fajardo on vinyl worth?

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.

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