Vinyl pressings
by George Baker Selection · 1975
Paloma Blanca 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.
73 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 29 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.
NG 496 ARunout side A, variant 1
NG 496 BRunout side B, variant 1
NG 496 A & 2 1 14 6̷1̷Runout side A, variant 2
NG 496B //HM 24554-1-Y & 76 1 14Runout side B, variant 2
495 ARunout Side A, Variant 1
NG-496B //HM 24554-1-4. -1 C J ꟻ& ꟻ6Runout Side B, Variant 1
496 A 10 3Runout Side A, Variant 2
NG-496B //HM 24554-1-4- 72 ꟻ& ꟻ6 1Runout Side B, Variant 2
NG496A //HM 24553-3-YRunout side A
NG496B //HM 24554-1-YRunout side B
NG 496-ALabel side A
NG 496-BLabel side B
K•16541•A1 ARUNRunout side A
K•16541•B1Runout side B
K.16541.A1 ARUNRunout side A
K.16541.B1Runout side B
K 16541 ALabel side A
K 16541 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Reprise Records RPA 14020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 541 (N) / Warner Bros. Records WB 16 541 ⓃFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 541 (N)First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8115First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Cardinal Records C. 3342 / Cardinal International C. 3342First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Cardinal Records C3342 / Cardinal Records C. 3342First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Belgium | Cardinal Records C. 3342 / Cardinal International C. 3342First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Belgium | Cardinal Records C. 3342 / Cardinal International C. 3342First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8115First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8115First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8115First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8115First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1975 | Chile | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WBS-8115First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records 16 541First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Warner Bros. Records Inc. 16.541 / Warner Bros. Records Inc. 16 541First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Angola | Reprise Records R 21.2197", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Colombia | WEA SCI-0837" | 7" |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16541 / Warner Bros. Records NG 4967", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
82 vinyl pressings of Paloma Blanca are listed here, from 32 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Netherlands, UK, US, Germany and more. One of them is Negram NG 496.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NG 496, K 16541, K16541, WBS 8115) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NG 496 A and NG 496 B. 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.
