Vinyl pressings
by Fania All Stars · 1972
Our Latin Thing was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 5 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.
SLP 00431-1 SON K-5478 STERLINGSide 1, etched, STERLING stamped
SLP 00431-2 SON K-5479 STERLINGSide 2, etched, STERLING stamped
SLP 00431-3 SON K-5480 STERLINGSide 3, etched, STERLING stamped
SLP 00431-4 SON K-5481Side 4, etched, STERLING stamped
SLP 00431-1 SON K-5478 STERLINGSide 1, etched, STERLING stamped
SLP 00431-2 SON K-5479 STERLINGSide 2, etched, STERLING stamped
SLP 00431-3 SON K-5480 STERLINGSide 3, etched, STERLING stamped
SLP 00431-4 SON K-5481Side 4, etched, STERLING stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Colombia | Discos Melser SLP 00431First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Fania Records SLP 004311 / Fania Records SLP 004312First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | Panama | Discos Melser SLP00431 / Fania Records SLP 00431First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Fania Records SLP00431 / Fania Records SLP 00431First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Venezuela | Fania Records LP-8019 / Fania Records LP-8.019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Venezuela | Fania Records SLP00481 / Fania Records SLP 00481First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Venezuela | Fania Records LPS-88.019 / Fania Records SLP-431LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Fania Records SLP00431 / Fania Records FAN 431LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Peru | Fania Records F 00105LP | LP |
| 1979 | Peru | Fania Records S.E. 01.009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Fania Records SLP00431 2 SLP 431LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Strut STRUT088LP / Fania Records STRUT088LPLP, Album, Reissue, DVD, DVD-Video, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, DVD, DVD-Video, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Venezuela | Fania Records LPS 88.019 / Fania Records 88019LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
13 vinyl pressings of Our Latin Thing are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Colombia, France, Panama and more. One of them is Fania Records SLP00431.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLP00431, SLP 00431, SLP 004311, LP-8019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLP 00431-1 SON K-5478 STERLING and SLP 00431-2 SON K-5479 STERLING. 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.
