Ecuador
1975- Label and catalog number
- Discos Fuentes 140203
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
Vinyl pressings
by Fruko y sus Tesos · 1975
El Preso / Los Charcos was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Ecuador | Discos Fuentes 140203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Mexico | Peerless 45/10745First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Ecuador | Discos Fuentes 45-220007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Ecuador | Discos Fuentes 45-220007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Peru | Discos Fuentes FUE 7-43117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Peru | Discos Fuentes 0074311.57", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Peru | Discos Fuentes FUE 7-43117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Peru | Discos Fuentes FUE 7-43117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Peru | Discos Fuentes FUE 7-43117", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1976 | Peru | Discos Fuentes 0074311.57", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Peru | Discos Fuentes FUE 7-43117", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Peru | Discos Fuentes FUE 7-43117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Discos Fuentes 5088577", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Panama | Discos Fuentes CON-1387", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Panama | Discos Fuentes CON-1387", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Venezuela | Discos Fuentes 87107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of El Preso / Los Charcos are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Ecuador, Mexico. One of them is Discos Fuentes 140203.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 140203, 45/10745) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.