Italy
1979- Label and catalog number
- EMI 3C 064-62607
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold
Vinyl pressings
by Inti Illimani · 1979
Inti-Illimani 8 - Canción Para Matar Una Culebra was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, 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.
17.1.501-A-IN'Side A
17.1.501-B-IN'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Italy | EMI 3C 064-62607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Movieplay 17.1501/4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Monitor Records MFS 817First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Ecuador | Fadisa 710163LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Dicap 88 211 / pläne 88 211LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Hungary | Hungaroton SLPX 15071LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Mexico | Orfeon LP-16-I-3023LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Peru | Iempsa ELD-02.15.992LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ecuador | Teen Internacional 41564LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | Inti-Illimani VRMLP 111LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Colombia | Fonoson 25190LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | Discos Pueblo DPJ 1095LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Inti-Illimani 8 - Canción Para Matar Una Culebra are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Italy, US, Spain. One of them is EMI 3C 064-62607.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3C 064-62607, MFS 817, 17.1501/4) 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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