UK
1959- Label and catalog number
- Decca LXT 5598
- Format
- LP, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Isaac Albéniz · 1959
Iberia / Danzas Fantásticas was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1959, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | UK | Decca LXT 5598First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Spain | Decca SXL 2243LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | London Records CS 6194 / London Records CS.6194LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | London Records CM 6194 / London Records CM.6194LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | Decca SXL 2243 / Decca SXL.2243LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | Spain | Decca LXT 5598 / Discos Decca LXT 5598LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | London Records CM 9263LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1966 | Spain | Decca SXL 2243LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 180LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Ace Of Diamonds SDD 180LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Spain | Decca SDD 180LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Spain | Decca SDD 180LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | London Records STS 15374LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | London Records GT 9220LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | London Records STS 15374LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Germany | Decca SXL 2243 / Decca 009 2243LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1996 | Germany | Decca SXL 2243LP, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | London Records CM 9263LP | LP |
| ? | France | Decca SXL 2243LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | London Records CS 6194LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Iberia / Danzas Fantásticas are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1959 and 1996.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in UK. One of them is Decca LXT 5598.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LXT 5598) 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.