Italy
1974- Label and catalog number
- I Dischi Dello Zodiaco VPA 8207
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
VPA - 8207 - A 29/4/74Runout area side A
VPA - 8207 - B 29/4/74Runout area side B
VPA 8207-ALabel side A
VPA 8207-BLabel side B

Vinyl pressings
by Inti Illimani · 1974
Inti-Illimani 2 - La Nueva Cancion Chilena was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
VPA - 8207 - A 29/4/74Runout area side A
VPA - 8207 - B 29/4/74Runout area side B
VPA 8207-ALabel side A
VPA 8207-BLabel side B
VPA - 8207 - A 29/4/74Runout area side A
VPA - 8207 - B 29/4/74Runout area side B
VPA 8207-ALabel side A
VPA 8207-BLabel side B
VPA - 8207 - A 29/4/74Runout area side A
VPA - 8207 - B 29/4/74Runout area side B
VPA 8207-ALabel side A
VPA 8207-BLabel side B
VPA - 8207 - A 29/4/74Runout area side A
VPA - 8207 - B 29/4/74Runout area side B
VPA 8207-ALabel side A
VPA 8207-BLabel side B
VPA - 8207 - A 29/4/74Runout Groove Side A
VPA - 8207 - B 29/4/74Runout Groove 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Italy | I Dischi Dello Zodiaco VPA 8207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | I Dischi Dello Zodiaco VPA 8207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | I Dischi Dello Zodiaco VPA 8207LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Italy | I Dischi Dello Zodiaco VPA 8207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | I Dischi Dello Zodiaco VPA 8207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Foreign Disc CFD 0001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Not On Label DCP108DF69LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | I Dischi Dello Zodiaco VPA 8207LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Portugal | Movieplay MOV - 5.020 / Movieplay MOV 5020LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | Movieplay 17.0638/5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Spain | Movieplay S-32.638LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Mexico | Discos Pueblo DP-1011LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Ecuador | Fadisa 710100LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | EMI 3C 054-62161LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Italy | Inti-Illimani VRMLP 105LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Canto Libre DCP 108.DF 69 / Le Chant Du Monde DCP 108 DF 69LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | DOM D-50011LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Canto Libre DCP 108.DF 69 / Le Chant Du Monde DCP 108 DF 69LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Dicap P 10 DF 30 / pläne P 10 DF 30LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Dicap P 10 DF 30 / pläne P 10 DF 30LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | Movieplay S-32.638 / Movieplay 17.0635/5LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Movieplay S-32.638 / Movieplay S-170.638/5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of Inti-Illimani 2 - La Nueva Cancion Chilena are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Italy, Japan. One of them is I Dischi Dello Zodiaco VPA 8207.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VPA 8207, CFD 0001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VPA - 8207 - A 29/4/74 and VPA - 8207 - B 29/4/74. 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.

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