Italy
1975- Label and catalog number
- I Dischi Dello Zodiaco VPA 8265Dicap VPA 8265
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
VPA_ 8265_ A 5/11/75Side A
VPA_ 8265_ B 5/11/75Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Inti Illimani · 1975
Inti-Illimani 4 - Hacia La Libertad 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.
3 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 3 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_ 8265_ A 5/11/75Side A
VPA_ 8265_ B 5/11/75Side B
CFD-0002 A#Cat Variant On Label Side A
(VPA8265A)#Cat Variant On Label Side A
CFD-0002 B#Cat Variant On Label Side B
(VPA8265B)#Cat Variant On Label 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 | Italy | I Dischi Dello Zodiaco VPA 8265 / Dicap VPA 8265First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Japan | Foreign Disc CFD-0002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Mexico | Foton LPF 009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Le Chant Du Monde LDX 746 29 / Canto LibreLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Le Chant Du Monde LDX 74629 / Canto Libre LDX 74629LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Dicap P 17 DF 73 / pläne P 17 DF 73LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Portugal | Movieplay MOV-5-048LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Movieplay 17.0880/4 / Movieplay 14.2655/6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Monitor Records MFS 781LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Venezuela | COLOR CLR-1555LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | EMI 3C 054-62162LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Italy | EMI 3C 054-62162 / EMI 3C 054-62162 QLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Mexico | Orfeon LP-16i-3013LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Italy | Inti-Illimani VRMLP 107LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | Fonomusic 84.2440/4LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | Movieplay 17.0880/4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Inti-Illimani 4 - Hacia La Libertad are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Italy, Japan, Mexico. One of them is I Dischi Dello Zodiaco VPA 8265.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VPA 8265, CFD-0002, LPF 009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VPA_ 8265_ A 5/11/75 and VPA_ 8265_ B 5/11/75. 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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