Italy
1977- Label and catalog number
- I Dischi Dello Zodiaco VPA 8355
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold
Vinyl pressings
by Inti Illimani · 1977
Inti-Illimani 6 was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. 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 1977, 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.
17.1249.A.1N1side A
17.249.B.1N1side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Italy | I Dischi Dello Zodiaco VPA 8355First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Movieplay 17.1249/7First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | L'Escargot ESC 366LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Germany | Dicap G-P-0290 / pläne G-P-0290LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Monitor Records MFS 794LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Mexico | Discos Pueblo dp1029LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1979 | Italy | EMI 3C 054-62164LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Colombia | Fonoson FON S 25156LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Inti-Illimani VRMLP116LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | EMI 3C 054-62164LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Inti-Illimani 6 are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1977 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in Italy, Spain. One of them is I Dischi Dello Zodiaco VPA 8355.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VPA 8355, 17.1249/7) 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.

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